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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. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?
(a) A pique coat.
(b) A top hat.
(c) A jumper.
(d) A blouse.
2. What did the magazine editorial that challenged American writers say literature lacks?
(a) Energy.
(b) Supernatural elements.
(c) The joy of life.
(d) Violence.
3. What author does O'Connor use as an example of someone who is not present in his work?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Richard Matheson.
(c) Alexander Pope.
(d) James Joyce.
4. 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.
5. Besides the telephone repairman, who did O'Connor say is indifferent to the peacock's display?
(a) Old women.
(b) The peahen.
(c) Floridians.
(d) Children.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?
2. Where was Faulkner at home?
3. What did O'Connor feel like when she heard about The School Southern Degeneracy?
4. How old was O'Connor when a photographer visited her in "The King of the Birds"?
5. What did O'Connor see in the book "Believe It or Not"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does O'Connor feel about people trying to analyze her work?
2. What is the gist of an editorial written to Life magazine regarding writers?
3. How does O'Connor feel about the average person that is interested in writing?
4. What does O'Connor say about those who have the gift for writing?
5. How does the peahen act when she lays eggs?
6. How does O'Connor feel about the fiction writer using symbols?
7. How does having lost the Civil War make Southerners better writers, according to O'Connor?
8. How did the peafowl feel about O'Connor after nine years?
9. How does O'Connor feel about short stories?
10. In what ways did the peafowl wreck the O'Connor farm?
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