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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. What does Misfit say "It's no real pleasure in?"

2. What does Grandma touch?

3. What does Baily begin to ask for?

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

5. What does the Misfit do when Grandmother begins to cry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you think Grandmother smuggles the cat into the car?

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

6. Is Grandmother a selfish person?

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

8. Why do Grandmother and Red Sammy get along so well?

9. Describe the Misfit's appearance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

Essay Topic 2

O'Connor does not give either the mother or Grandmother real names. What is the reason O'Connor does not give them names? Why do you think only the female characters do not have names?

Essay Topic 3

Grandmother and her son Bailey share a difficult relationship. How does O'Connor express their relationship. What do you think is the history between the two characters? Do you think Grandmother expresses true sorrow at her son's death?

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