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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does June Star not want to hold hands with?

2. What does Grandmother offer to do to keep them quiet?

3. What sound follows a scream in the woods?

4. How does Grandmother say they can get to the plantation?

5. Why is Bailey so impatient?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Grandmother and Red Sammy get along so well?

2. What does Grandmother mean when she says that Misfit is one of her own children?

3. What importance does Baby have on the story?

4. Why do you think the Grandmother tries to persuade the Misfit to pray?

5. Why do think Bailey agrees with his son that Georgia is not a good state to live in?

6. What is the significance of June Star tap dancing in the restaurant?

7. Is it significant that Misfit is not wearing a shirt?

8. How do you think the Grandmother interprets the bible?

9. How is it significant Grandmother looks at Misfit when she screams her son's name?

10. How does The Misfit give the Grandmother salvation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

O'Connor does not give either the mother or Grandmother real names. What is the reason O'Connor does not give them names? Why do you think only the female characters do not have names?

Essay Topic 2

Study the Misfit's life. What is his background? What is his character conflict? What is his motivation to kill?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the use of dialect. Do you think the dialect is an accurate portrayal of how southerners speak? What meaning does the dialect give to the story and characters? What do you think the story would either gain or lose by having no dialect?

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