What was Toole's rank when he began writing his famous novel?
Private
Sergeant
Captain
Lieutenant
Answer
Captain was John Kennedy Toole's rank when he embarked on writing his acclaimed novel, "A Confederacy of Dunces." Toole, a Louisiana native, served in the U.S. Army during World War II, attaining the rank of Captain. After the war, he pursued his passion for writing, eventually penning the satirical masterpiece that would posthumously earn him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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