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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 O'Connor say happens to the Misfit's voice?

2. What do the children eat for their lunch?

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

4. Who is the only member of the family who does not go in the woods?

5. What does the Misfit apologize to the women about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were the fifties such an important transitional period?

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

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

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. How is it significant Grandmother looks at Misfit when she screams her son's name?

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

9. Describe the character of John Wesley.

10. Is Grandmother a selfish person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagine you were faced with a serial killer. How would you react? Where do you think Bailey and his family went wrong?

Essay Topic 2

Study the Misfit's life. What is his background? What is his character conflict? What is his motivation to kill?

Essay Topic 3

The story occasionally expresses Grandmother's character as a racist, though she seems to deny it. What to you think grandmother saw and was taught to think to come to such a point of view? Was it a problem in the South at that time? Can a person change if they deny their true feelings?

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