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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 did Edgar used to carve on his water melon?
(a) The sun
(b) His initials
(c) A smiley face
(d) Grandmother's name

2. How does Mother respond to Misfit's offer of joining her husband?
(a) She tries to grab his gun
(b) She spits in his face
(c) She thanks him
(d) She cries

3. How many times does Bailey say they can stop after visiting the plantation?
(a) This is the last time
(b) Two more times
(c) One more time
(d) Three more times

4. What does John Wesley do as he walks to the woods?
(a) Tries to grab one of the mens guns
(b) Screams
(c) Cries
(d) Holds his father's hand

5. Why does Jane Star say the Grandmother will go on the trip?
(a) She is afraid to miss anything.
(b) She hates to be alone
(c) She is interested in murderers
(d) She loves Florida

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandmother tell Bailey hides behind trees?

2. What does Grandmother tell the Misfit when he starts to talk about his family?

3. How much mileage is on the car clock at the beginning of the journey?

4. Where does the Grandmother tell her son they should not go on vacation?

5. What does Bailey do with the cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of June Star tap dancing in the restaurant?

2. In what does the Grandmothers death force the Misfit to reexamine his life of crime?

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

4. What does the Misfit's description of the penitentiary's walls say about him?

5. Describe Misfit's life?

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

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

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

9. Why do you think Grandmother blames Europe for Americas problems?

10. How does the Misfit interpretation of the bible contrast to the Grandmother's?

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