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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 is the name of the church that Motes preaches for?

2. What branch of the military did Hazel Motes serve in?

3. How does Emory get the Gonga suit from its owner?

4. As a young boy, what did Motes want to be when he grew up?

5. Which of the following characters is NOT a street preacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Motes' initial reaction to the town of Taulkinham?

2. What was Motes' reaction when he was drafted to the army?

3. How does Emory get his revenge on Gongo the Gorilla?

4. What state is Motes' house in when he returns home from the army?

5. Where does Motes first meet Sabbath Hawks?

6. What does fellow street preacher Hoover Shoats do that affects the following in Moats' congregation?

7. Where does Motes sleep on his first night home from the army?

8. What is the aftermath of Layfield's death on Moat's life?

9. From where does Motes purchase his new car?

10. What story does Sabbath tell Motes about her childhood that makes him pity her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Greenleaf is a character that causes a great amount of stress in Mrs. May's life in the story "Greenleaf." First, describe Mrs. Greenleaf's character. What parts about her personality are most annoying to Mrs. May? Then, describe the parallels between Mrs. Greenleaf's spiritual life with Mrs. May's spiritual life? What is the significance of Mrs. Greenleaf's request for God to stab her in the heart? How do these words come back to haunt Mrs. May in her own spirituality? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

In the 1960's, the South was completely torn apart into the old and the new with the new desegregation and anti-discrimination laws that transformed the land. How do you see these laws depicted in the story "Everything that Rises Must Converge"? How do Julian and his mother represent the old and new South in the story? What do Julian and his mother fight about most regularly? How do these clashes between Julian and his mother mimic the greater conflicts in Southern society? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The hat Julian's mother wears is one of great significance in the story "Everything that Rises Must Converge." First, describe Julian's mother's hat and describe her relationship to it. Why is this hat important to her? Then, describe what Julian thinks of his mother's hat and what his reaction is when he realizes the black woman on the bus is wearing an identical one. How does the hat become a symbol not for segregation, as Julian's mother intended, but for equality? What message do you think O'Connor is sending her readers about racial equality through the symbol of the hat? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

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