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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. What is the reason Grandmother says Misfit won't shoot her?
(a) He needs her
(b) She is a lady
(c) He will go to jail
(d) She is old

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

3. How would John Wesley deal with the misfit?
(a) Talk to him
(b) Call the police
(c) Laugh in his face
(d) Smack him in the face

4. Who does the Misfit say is the only person who can raise people from the dead?
(a) Jesus
(b) Grandmother
(c) Himself
(d) Buddha

5. What year does Misfit say his father died?
(a) 1919
(b) 1903
(c) 1934
(d) 1886

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is interested in the silver?

2. What does Bailey do with the cat?

3. Who is the first person in the car the next morning?

4. Where is the Misfit heading?

5. What is the cat doing before Misfit picks it up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the story about the melon say about Grandmother's character?

2. Describe the Misfit's appearance?

3. What do you think is the story's real meaning?

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

5. How would you describe the characteristics of the Grandmother?

6. Why do you think the Misfit does not kill Grandmother until the end?

7. Why does Grandmother tell the Misfit to take one of Bailey's shirts from his suitcase?

8. Is it significant Misfit claims he cannot remember his crime?

9. Describe the character of June Star

10. In what way does O'Connor present the Grandmother as no better than the Misfit?

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