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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. How many times does the Misfit shoot Grandmother in the chest?

2. What does the Misfit say about his parents?

3. What does Bailey do with the cat?

4. What is the name of Grandmother's cat?

5. What two people return from the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think the Misfit does not kill Grandmother until the end?

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

4. Is it significant that the Misfit puts on Bailey's shirt?

5. Describe the Misfit's appearance?

6. How does The Misfit give the Grandmother salvation?

7. Describe Misfit's bad experiences as a child.

8. What is the significance of Grandmother wanting to paint the black child she sees sitting on the porch?

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

10. What do you think is the story's real meaning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Misfit's time in jail. How do you think it affected him? Does O'Connor portray his time in jail as a help to him? What does it say about the state of prisons in the fifties?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Misfit has more of an affinity with women than he does with men. Using two examples from the book discuss the Misfit's relationship with women. Why do you think he mistrusts both men and children?

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