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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Norton’s mother?
(a) She was burned and is not in a wheel chair.
(b) She died a little over a year ago.
(c) Nothing happened to Norton’s mother.
(d) She was left by Norton’s father.

2. Who is at Tilman’s house when he returns?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife and son.
(d) His neighbors.

3. Who is Mrs. Shortley?
(a) The displaced person.
(b) The farm owner.
(c) The wife of the hired hand.
(d) A widow.

4. Who does Mrs. McIntyre decide to fire?
(a) Mrs. Shortley.
(b) The priest.
(c) Mr. Shortley.
(d) No one.

5. What animals does Mrs. Turpin water at the end of “Revelation”?
(a) Goats.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cows.
(d) Pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor want Julian’s mother to do?

2. How old is Mary Fortune?

3. From what age has Mr. Head reared his grandson?

4. Who is Calhoun trying to vindicate?

5. How much education does Joy have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thomas hide the gun in the guest room?

2. Who is supposed to shoot the bull in “Greanleaf”?

3. Under what assumption does the daughter in “Good Country People” and mother trust the Bible salesman?

4. What happens to Mr. Tilman?

5. Why is the father irritated with his son in “The Lame Shall Enter First”?

6. Why does the grandfather in “A View of the Woods” sell parcels of his land?

7. How does O’Connor get her title for “The Comforts of Home”?

8. Which character has the keenest sense of observation in “A Temple of the Holy Ghost”?

9. What does Mrs. Turpin do in the waiting room?

10. Why does Calhoun visit his great-aunts?

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