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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. In the story "Judgment Day," where does Tanner think he is as he falls down the stairs?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin notice about the old woman sitting next to the child?

3. In the story "The Enduring Chill," why does Asbury think the farm workers do not want him to drink from their jelly glass?

4. In the story "A View of the Woods," what does Mary Fortune tell Fortune will happen if he leaves her in the car while he is in Tilman's?

5. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the goal of all black people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the white-trash woman in the story "Revelation."

2. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," why is Julian so disgusted with his mother?

3. What does the narrator say is the "irony" of the way Julian has turned out in the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge"?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," why is Thomas mournful that his father has died but "had not been able to endure him in life"?

5. In the story "Revelation," what is the significance of Mrs. Turpin's vision at the end of the story?

6. In the story "Parker's Back," why doesn't Sarah Ruth want Parker to have the Bible tattooed on his back?

7. Describe O.T. & E.T. Greenleaf from "Greenleaf."

8. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what does Norton do when looking through the telescope alone at night?

9. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley propose Tanner and Coleman do in exchange for room and board? How does Tanner react?

10. In the story "The Enduring Chill," who does Asbury believe is responsible for his failure as an artist? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several of the stories in this collection feature mothers and sons. Select two of the stories with mother and son characters and:

1) describe the relationship between the mother and son;

2) explain how the two affect each other;

3) explain what you think the author is trying to say about mother-son relationships through these two stories.

Be sure to use specific examples from the stories to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Select the story in the collection that you most identify with. Write an essay explaining:

1) why you selected this story;

2) what is significant to you about the story;

3) how the story reflects your personal beliefs.

Be sure to use specific examples from the stories to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

One of the recurrent topics in the collection of short stories "Everything That Rises Must Converge" is race relations in the U.S. Select three of the stories dealing with this topic and:

1) explain what the story says about race relations;

2) demonstrate how this idea is developed in the story.

Then explain what you think Flannery O'Connor's overall commentary on race is in the novel as a whole.

Be sure to use specific examples from the stories to support your ideas.

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