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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. Why does Grandmother hope she is injured?
(a) So they can spend more time at the plantation
(b) So she won't have to go to Florida
(c) So she can get more attention
(d) So Bailey won't be angry at her

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

3. What does the Misfit wish he could have witnessed?
(a) A Boston Red Sox victory
(b) The American Civil War
(c) His parents marriage
(d) Jesus' resurrection

4. What does Grandmother remember visiting in the area when she was young?
(a) A plantation
(b) A slaughter house
(c) A bar
(d) A forest

5. What does the Grandmother scream as Bailey is being led away?
(a) Bailey's name
(b) The lord's name
(c) Murderer
(d) Is there any justice

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of game do the children play?

2. How far back do they have to travel to get back to the dirt road?

3. What sound follows a scream in the woods?

4. Why are the children disappointed?

5. Why is Bailey so impatient?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you think that O'Connor does not describe the appearance of the Misfits two friends?

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

6. Describe what Grandmother is wearing in the car?

7. What importance does Baby have on the story?

8. In what way does Grandmother manipulate Bailey to visit the plantation?

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

10. Describe the Misfit's appearance?

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