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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 Lame Shall Enter First," what does Sheppard do at the reformatory?

2. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is "the worst thing in the world"?

3. In the story "The Comforts of Home," what does Thomas ask the sheriff to do?

4. In the story "Revelation," what does the teenage girl do as Mrs. Turpin is thanking Jesus for her husband?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley predict will happen in the future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the story "Judgment Day," what do the two notes that Tanner writes instruct their readers to do?

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

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

5. Describe Mary Fortune's appearance in the story "A View of the Woods."

6. In the story "The Enduring Chill." what attracts Asbury to the Roman Catholic church?

7. In the story "Revelation," what does Mrs. Turpin say is the problem with farming cotton?

8. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," why is Sheppard bothered by his son eating cake for breakfast?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For each story in "Everything That Rises Must Converge" there is a "partner" story in the collection. Select two stories that you believe "fit" together and write an essay:

1) describing each story;

2) demonstrating how the two "fit" together;

3) explain what commentary the author is trying to make through these companion stories.

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

Essay Topic 2

Several of the stories in this collection offer a commentary on charity. Select three of the stories in which this commentary is developed and:

1) explain what the stories say about charity;

2) demonstrate how the author develops this commentary in the story;

3) respond to the author's commentary--do you agree or disagree with her? Why?

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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