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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grandmother offer to take care of?
(a) Jane Star
(b) The cat
(c) The baby
(d) Bailey's wife

2. What does Bailey scream towards his mother?
(a) See you in hell
(b) Wait for me
(c) How could you
(d) Thanks for nothing

3. What does the Misfit say to Grandmother when she tells him he is good?
(a) I am not good
(b) So why am I so bad
(c) I am the devil's child
(d) Be quiet

4. Why does the Grandmother want to get the children on her side?
(a) They are more likely to persuade Bailey to go to the Plantation
(b) She wants to annoy Bailey
(c) She wants their attention
(d) She thinks she knows what they want

5. What year was the story first published?
(a) 1955
(b) 1962
(c) 1971
(d) 1980

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandmother do before they leave?

2. What does John Wesley ask about?

3. Why does Bailey say they are not allowed inside the house?

4. What does Grandmother say when she sees a black child sitting on a front porch?

5. What does Grandma touch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does O'Connor give Misfit some redeeming qualities?

2. What does the Misfit's description of the penitentiary's walls say about him?

3. Do you think O'Connor's portrayal of her character's is sympathetic?

4. How is O'Connor's portrayal of a serial killer unconventional?

5. Why do you think that the Misfit cannot remember the reason he is in prison?

6. Why do you think Grandmother smuggles the cat into the car?

7. In what way is it ironic that the Grandmother decided to take the cat on the trip?

8. Describe what Grandmother is wearing in the car?

9. What is the significance of June Star tap dancing in the restaurant?

10. Describe the character of June Star

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