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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 the upper sleeping berth remind Hazel Wickers of?

2. What does Hazel Motes purchase from the baker?

3. In the beginning of “The Barbar”, what is Rayber reminiscing about?

4. What does Mrs. Cope suggest once they invade the property?

5. What does Mr. Shiflit get running?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the man in the gorilla suit irritated with Enoch?

2. Why is Hazel Motes reluctant to befriend Enoch Emery?

3. Why doesn’t the hitchhiker ride with Mr. Shiflet when he pulls over for him?

4. What does Mrs. Willerton wish that she had more time for?

5. What happens at the end of “A Circle in the Fire”?

6. Who is Leora?

7. How do the boys invade the farm, despite the widow asking them to leave in “A Circle in the Fire”?

8. Why doesn’t the grandmother want to drive through Georgia in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?

9. How does Mr. Shiflet convince the widow of his sincerity?

10. What dismays Ruby about Rufus choosing collard greens as his something “special” that she will make for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the story “The Barber”, Rayber is reminiscing about his last shave. He tries to think of a rebuttal to all that the barber said. What are Rayber’s beliefs? What are the barber’s beliefs? Why does Rayber feel a need to convince the barber? Why does Rayber feel bad that he doesn’t stand up for his beliefs? Who’s listening into their conversation?

Essay Topic 2

The Grotesque

a. O’Connor was obsessed with grotesque images. Where is this evident in her writing?

b. What’s absurd about O’Connor’s stories?

Essay Topic 3

Many of O’Connor’s characters deep fears happen to them at the end of the stories. How does O’Connor use foreshadowing to warn her readers about what is to happen?

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