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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 is the son in EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE?

2. How did Claud sustain his injury?

3. Where does Julian live?

4. Why did Parker's wife's family approve of Parker's courting her?

5. Why does Francis return to Mason's property?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony does Francis discover about Mason's life after Mason's death?

2. Why is Parker perplexed about his wife's reaction to his tattoo of God?

3. What does Francis do in the time shortly after Mason's death?

4. What are the circumstances in which Julian's mother gets hit?

5. What is one of Mason's most controversial decisions?

6. Why are Mr. Fortune's grandchildren upset about the land deal with a gas station owner?

7. What does the schoolteacher consider hopeful after Mason's death?

8. What is the premise of THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY?

9. Describe Mrs. Turpin's demeanor.

10. What is Mason's history of taking children in order to save them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Ruby Hill. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall settings for the stories. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the stories? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Prejudice and discrimination against Negroes is a common thread in O'Connor's stories. Cite two examples in this book and explain what you think O'Connor was trying to say in each?

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