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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. Who started the Partridge Festival?

2. What happens to the girl in the waiting room in “Revelation”?

3. How many grandchildren are in “A View of the Woods”?

4. Where do Julian and his mother go on Wednesday nights?

5. How old is Francis Tarwater?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Asbury ask his mother to call for the priest?

2. What happens to Mr. Tilman?

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

4. Where does Calhoun find Singelton?

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

6. Why does Julian accompany his mother on the bus?

7. What does Julian find embarrassing about his mother?

8. How are the two teenage girls in “A Temple of the Holy Ghost” hypocritical?

9. What happens to Mary Fortune?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In “Enoch and the Gorilla”, Enoch is jubilant, convinced his outer appearance has changed him inside as well, but when he attempts to befriend a nearby couple, they are terrified of his realistic gorilla look and they run off screaming. What is O’Connor suggesting happens when people change their outward appearance in an attempt to change who they are? What other stories in this collection have characters who attempt at changing physical means to change internally?

Essay Topic 2

Old Gabriel in “The Wildcat” is said to be one of O’Connor’s most universal characters, what critics dub an “everyman”. Why do you think that Old Gabriel is considered a universal character? What themes in The Wildcat are relatable to all people?

Essay Topic 3

O’Connor was a young educated woman living in the south. She was deeply religious and suffered from Lupus at a young age. How are the circumstances of her own life reflected in the lives’ of her characters?

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