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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 reason does the Grandmother give for not going to Florida?

2. What year does Misfit say his father died?

3. What does Bailey say about Georgia?

4. Who does June Star not want to hold hands with?

5. Who does not like taking the cat on trips?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think O'Connor's portrayal of her character's is sympathetic?

2. In what way does O'Connor describe the three men approaching their car in ominous terms?

3. Why do you think Grandmother blames Europe for Americas problems?

4. How does The Misfit give the Grandmother salvation?

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

6. Describe Bailey's relationship with his mother?

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

8. How does Bailey's negative attitude towards his mother affect her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The short story is set in the 1950s. What concerns and political problems were there in the fifties? Does O'Connor reflect them in the book?

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

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?

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