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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. How many times does the Misfit shoot Grandmother in the chest?
(a) Four times
(b) Three times
(c) Twice
(d) Once

2. Who interrupts Bailey's plea for help?
(a) The cat
(b) Grandmother
(c) Mother
(d) Bailey

3. Why is the dirt road such a rough ride?
(a) It is full of pot holes
(b) Grandma is over excited
(c) Dust impairs Bailey's view
(d) It has many sharp curves, hills and embankments

4. Why are the children disappointed?
(a) Their comic books flew out of the window
(b) No one has died
(c) They are still not at the plantation
(d) The cat has gone

5. Why does Bailey say they are not allowed inside the house?
(a) It will take too long
(b) It is likely to be too run down
(c) They don't know who lives there
(d) It will bring back too many bad memories

Short Answer Questions

1. What approaches them?

2. What sound follows a scream in the woods?

3. What two people return from the woods?

4. How does O'Connor describe the Misfit's car?

5. Where did The Misfit say he and his friends got there clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do think Bailey agrees with his son that Georgia is not a good state to live in?

2. Is Grandmother a selfish person?

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

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

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

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

7. How do you think the Grandmother interprets the bible?

8. How does O'Connor represent the older generation in the book?

9. Describe the character of John Wesley.

10. What is the significance of Grandmother wanting to paint the black child she sees sitting on the porch?

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