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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 "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say distinguishes her farm's pigs from others?

2. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Sarah Ruth throw Parker out of the house?

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune characterize Mary Fortune when she attacks him?

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

5. In the story "Judgment Day," once Tanner is in NYC what does he wish he had done?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Asbury's appearance In the story "The Enduring Chill."

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," what angers Mary Fortune about her grandfather's plan to sell a lot of his land?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," what inspires Parker to get his first tattoo?

4. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what motivates Thomas' mother to help Star?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," what is Foley's significance in the community?

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

7. In the story "Greenleaf," how does Mrs. May discover Mrs. Greenleaf's faith healing practice?

8. In the story "Judgment Day," what is the joke Tanner plans on playing on Coleman and Hooten?

9. In the story "The Enduring Chill," how does the author characterize the relationship between Mary George and Asbury?

10. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Mary Fortune attack her grandfather for beating her but not her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagine if one of the stories in this collection was missing from it. Choose one of the stories and "remove" it from the collection. Write an essay:

1) explaining the role that the story plays in the collection;

2) describing how the collection would be different without the story;

3) comment on the quality of the novel without the story--would it be better or worse? Why?

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

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes in the collection of short stories "Everything That Rises Must Converge" is morality. Select three of the stories dealing with this theme and:

1) explain what the story says about morality;

2) demonstrate how the theme is developed in the story.

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

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

Essay Topic 3

"Everything That Rises Must Converge" offers a commentary on aging. Select two of the stories dealing with aging characters and write an essay:

1) describing the aging characters;

2) explaining the significance of their age on the story's plot;

3) explaining what commentary you think the author is making on aging.

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

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