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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 does O'Connor say happens to the Misfit's voice?
(a) He loses it completely
(b) It cracks
(c) It deepens
(d) It goes high

2. How many children does Bailey have?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Two

3. How has mother hurt herself?
(a) She ripped off a nail
(b) She has cut her hand
(c) She has broken her shoulder
(d) She has broken her hand

4. Where does the Grandmother tell her son they should not go on vacation?
(a) New York
(b) Florida
(c) Las Vegas
(d) Los Angeles

5. What does Grandma touch?
(a) The Misfit's forehead
(b) The Misfit's gun
(c) The Misfit's head
(d) The Misfit's shoulder

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the guessing game turn into?

2. What does the Misfit talk to Grandmother about when they are alone?

3. What does the Misfit do when Grandmother recognizes him?

4. Where does the Grandmother hide her cat?

5. What year does Misfit say his father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the fifties such an important transitional period?

2. In what way does O'Connor describe the three men approaching their car in ominous terms?

3. Is it significant that the Misfit puts on Bailey's shirt?

4. Describe Misfit's life?

5. In what way does the Grandmother foreshadow their deaths?

6. How does O'Connor express the generation gap between Grandmother and the rest of the family?

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

8. What do you think the children grown up to be like if they had lived?

9. In what ways do the children show a lack of respect for their elders?

10. What is the significance of John Wesley's name?

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