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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 is the name of the owner of the Tower restaurant?

2. Who gets out of the car last?

3. What does Grandma do when Bailey chastises her?

4. What does the Misfit say would have happened if the story about Jesus was true?

5. What does Baily begin to ask for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Bailey has such a negative attitude towards his mother?

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

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

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

5. Do you think Grandmother is really that worried about meeting the Misfit in Florida?

6. What do you think the children grown up to be like if they had lived?

7. Describe the character of John Wesley.

8. Describe the Misfit's appearance?

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

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

There is a huge generation gap between the family members in the story. What are the differences between the generations? How does O'Connor show the difference between the generations? Can the family relate to each other?

Essay Topic 2

O'Connor portrays the dynamics of a family in the fifties. What was the dynamics of a family in the fifties? How did it reflect life in the fifties? How is it different to families today?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Grandmother and the Misfit relate so well to each other? Do they share similar characteristics? Why does the Misfit kill her at the end?

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