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

3. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?
(a) A jumper.
(b) A blouse.
(c) A pique coat.
(d) A top hat.

4. When will a peacock regrow his feathers once he sheds?
(a) After Easter.
(b) After Christmas.
(c) After Memorial Day.
(d) Near the first day of spring.

5. What award did Percy Walker win?
(a) National Novelist Award.
(b) Georgia Writers Grant.
(c) Regional Book Prize.
(d) National Book Award.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connor's friend told her that a bookstore clerk referred to "The Violent Bear It Away" with what title?

2. What volunteer fire department was Mr. Montgomery a member of?

3. What does O'Connor say that most people interested in writing are not interested in?

4. What does O'Connor says causes Southerners anguish?

5. Who is the author of "Summer Dust"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Connor feel about Southern writing being labeled as "grotesque"?

2. Why does O'Connor advise that if an author is called a Southern writer he is best to rid himself of the title as soon as possible?

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

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

5. What dream did O'Connor have at the end of "The King of the Birds"?

6. How did a man and his five white-haired children react when they saw the peacock in the road?

7. Why does O'Connor believe Southern writers are anguished?

8. How does O'Connor feel about the peahens?

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

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

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