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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. Where does Emory go to watch women in the town?

2. The family is preparing for a vacation in what state?

3. What is the only room that has a piece of furniture in Haze's homestead?

4. Why is Harry sent to the babysitter's?

5. What happens to the family members after the car accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of A LATE ENCOUNTER WITH THE ENEMY?

2. What does Motes discover once he reaches his homestead?

3. Who are the family members and how does the grandmother try to manage their unruliness on the trip?

4. What is the premise of A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND?

5. Who are Asa and Sabbath Hawks and what is their relationship to Motes?

6. How does the author show that Motes is a conflicted man?

7. What is the role of Mrs. Connin in THE RIVER?

8. What is the irony of the Bible salesman stealing Joy's prosthetic leg?

9. Who are the characters in GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE and which one is the main character?

10. What is odd about Motes' vocation related to his philosophy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Haze Motes. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Flannery O'Connor is famous for her use of hideous characters in her fiction. Select three characters and explain what makes them so hideous either physically or in demeanor.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the mid-twentieth century when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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