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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. Who is the only member of the family to survive?
(a) Baby
(b) Bailey
(c) June Starr
(d) The cat

2. Who says "I wouldn't take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldn't answer to my conscience if I did."?
(a) Mother
(b) Bailey
(c) Grandmother
(d) Red Sammy's wife

3. What does the Misfit say when Grandmother asks if he would shoot an old lady?
(a) He would shoot anyone
(b) He would not want to shoot one
(c) He would torture her first
(d) He is not a killer

4. How does O'Connor describe Bobby Lee?
(a) Head as big as the moon
(b) Ugly as a pig
(c) Bigger than life
(d) Fat boy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Misfit do with the shirt?

2. What does the Misfit say to Grandmother when she tells him he is good?

3. What does the guessing game turn into?

4. What has Grandmother smuggled on the trip with her?

5. What are the names of the two men traveling with the Misfit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Grandmother is wearing in the car?

2. Why do you think children make the Misfit nervous?

3. Describe Bailey's relationship with his mother?

4. Describe Misfit's life?

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

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

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

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

9. Why is significant that June refers to Bobby Lee as a pig?

10. Why do you think both Grandmother and Mother remain unnamed throughout the book?

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