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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 the teenage girl call Mrs. Turpin?

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

3. In the story "A View of the Woods," how does Fortune die?

4. In the story "Judgment Day," how does Tanner plan on traveling down South?

5. In the story "Judgment Day," what does Foley suspect Tanner and Coleman of doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Lame Shall Enter First," what draws Sheppard to Rufus Johnson?

3. 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"?

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

5. Describe the tractor accident in the story "Parker's Back."

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

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

8. In the story "Greenleaf," how do the Greenleafs come to live on the May farm?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1) explain what the story says about science and religion;

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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