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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. What does Mrs. Turpin do in the waiting room?

2. At the end of “The Artificial Nigger”, what does Nelson vow?

3. What happened to Claud’s leg?

4. What is Asbury convinced of?

5. How many grandchildren are in “A View of the Woods”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is supposed to shoot the bull in “Greanleaf”?

2. What is Mrs. Tilman worried about?

3. What happens to Mary Fortune?

4. Why does the college girl in “Revelation” have a seizure?

5. What happens to Mr. Tilman?

6. Why does Calhoun visit his great-aunts?

7. Why is Parker initially attracted to his wife?

8. How does the old man wish to be buried in “You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead”?

9. Why does the conman steal the daughter’s artificial leg?

10. What is the cause of Mrs. McIntyre’s poor decision-making?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Old Gabriel in “The Wildcat” is said to be one of O’Connor’s most universal characters, what critics dub an “everyman”. Why do you think that Old Gabriel is considered a universal character? What themes in The Wildcat are relatable to all people?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Willerton in “The Crop” uses her fiction to escape into another reality. Analyze Mrs. Willerton’s fictional account to gain a sense of what she really wants in life? For example, what is suggested by Mrs. Willerton initially creating a mean unforgiving wife for Lot Motum? How does Mrs. Willerton come to his rescue? What is suggested by the crop loss and Lot Motum’s response?

Essay Topic 3

O’Connor includes a lot of description of the natural world in her writing. What do the detailed descriptions of skies, sunsets, top lines of trees, and clouds indicate about the author? How many sunsets are depicted with exceptional clarity?

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