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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 Hiram have with him?
(a) Bailey's shirt
(b) John's pants
(c) Bailey's arm
(d) A dead deer

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

3. Where does the Grandmother hide her cat?
(a) Up her jumper
(b) In a basket
(c) Under the front seat
(d) In her pocket

4. Who gets out of the car last?
(a) The man on the front seat
(b) The driver
(c) The man on the back seat
(d) O'Connor does not say

5. What does the Grandmother initially remember about the plantation?
(a) The dirt road
(b) Her first love
(c) The workers
(d) The house

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound follows a scream in the woods?

2. What is the name of Bailey's oldest son?

3. How does Grandmother persuade Bailey to take a detour and see the plantation?

4. What does Jane Star say when the restaurant owners wife asks her if she would to be her little girl?

5. What do they hear from the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Bailey's relationship with his mother?

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

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

6. Why is Grandmother so delighted that the Misfit suddenly shows an interest in Jesus?

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

8. Describe the character of John Wesley.

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

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

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