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

2. Which of the following does Mason's nephew NOT tell Francis?

3. How did Claud sustain his injury?

4. With what is Parker obsessed?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Mr. Fortune regarding his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE?

2. What story does Francis tell the schoolteacher about Mason's death?

3. How does Parker meet his wife?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is the schoolteacher so committed to saving Francis and what happens to him as a result?

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

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

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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