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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Misfit's father buried?

2. What is the cat doing before Misfit picks it up?

3. What color is Bailey's shirt?

4. What happens to the car when Bailey loses control?

5. Why does Grandmother hope she is injured?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does O'Connor present the Grandmother as no better than the Misfit?

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

4. Why does not O'Connor tell the reader what Bailey says to his mother?

5. Is it significant Misfit claims he cannot remember his crime?

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

7. Do you think the family respects Grandmother?

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

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

10. Describe the Misfit's appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Critically examine the negative and positive points of A Good Man is Hard to Find. Is it an accurate portrayal of a fifties family? Does it have dramatic impact? Are the characters well drawn?

Essay Topic 2

O'Connor uses many similes. What effect do the similes have on the tone of the story? How and when does she use them? Take two examples and imagine similes were not used at that point. How does the story's meaning change?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the difference between a novel and a novella in regards to:

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

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