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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 grandchild that Mr. Fortune likes?

2. Who comes to buy liquor at the still?

3. What is a recurrent topic between Julian and his mother?

4. What does Francis tell Mason's nephew about Mason's burial?

5. Who is at the bottom of Mrs. Turpin's class categorization of people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Mr. Fortune so drawn to Mary and not his other grandchildren?

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

5. What is the premise of A VIEW OF THE WOODS?

6. With whom did Francis live before going to live with Mason?

7. How are Julian and his mother at odds over integration?

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

9. How does Parker's wife react when she hears about his new tattoo and his accident at work?

10. Explain the irony of Mr. Fortune's discipline of Mary.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe some of the settings for the stories. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in the stories?

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