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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Connor says no other writer was hotter after the dollar than whom?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Henry James.

2. Where did O'Connor's first set of peafowl come from?
(a) Macon, Georgia.
(b) Eustis, Florida.
(c) Gulf Shores, Alabama.
(d) Chattanooga, Tennessee.

3. What does O'Connor say is a word that sounds good in anyone's mouth that no book jacket can do without?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Compassion.

4. According to O'Connor, what do Northern authors consider everything written by Southerners?
(a) Grotesque.
(b) Sappy.
(c) Religious.
(d) Simplistic.

5. What does O'Connor refer to as a "complete dramatic action"?
(a) A story.
(b) A movement.
(c) A novel.
(d) A scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sections does the story "Summer Dust" have?

2. While some call "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" grotesque, what does O'Connor call it?

3. What was the title of the course that O'Connor addressed in The Nature and Aim of Fiction?

4. Who said that the artist is concerned with the good of that which is made?

5. What is O'Connor's advice for writers who do not want to be regional?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does O'Connor say about reality in fiction writing?

2. What makes Georgia writers different from writers from New York or Hollywood According to O'Connor?

3. Why does O'Connor think some people pretend to be unaffected by the peacocks?

4. In what ways did the peafowl wreck the O'Connor farm?

5. How does O'Connor feel about the average person that is interested in writing?

6. How did the peafowl feel about O'Connor after nine years?

7. What is the gist of an editorial written to Life magazine regarding writers?

8. Why did the man who sold fence posts get rid of his peafowl?

9. What does O'Connor say about those who have the gift for writing?

10. How does O'Connor describe grotesque writing?

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