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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. What major life event has Julian just experienced?

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

4. What does Francis do along the way to digging Mason's grave?

5. Who buries Mason?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Parker meet his wife?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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