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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 ends the relationship between Mason and Francis?

2. With whom does Mason Tarwater live?

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

4. Who is Mason Tarwater's great-nephew?

5. Where does Mason die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the schoolteacher react to Mason's death?

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

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

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

5. Describe Mrs. Turpin's demeanor.

6. Why does Francis have such difficulty living with Mason?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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