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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Asa Hawks?

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

3. With what local venue does Emory become obsessed?

4. What is Lucynell Carter's daughter's name?

5. What is the name of Haze's church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Enoch Emory's interest in Motes?

2. Who is the main character in WISE BLOOD and what is he doing as the story begins?

3. Describe Tom Shiflet's character in THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.

4. How do the Hopewells treat the Bible salesman?

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

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

7. What is the house that the grandmother wants her grandchildren to see on the trip?

8. In what way does Motes imitate Hawks?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Flannery O'Connor is famous for her use of terrifying or shocking situations for her characters. Select three situations from any of the stories any why they fit into this classification.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Walter Tilman. 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 him life?

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