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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. How long has Haze been gone from his hometown?

2. How old is General Tennessee Flintrock Sash in A LATE ENCOUNTER WITH THE ENEMY?

3. What does Haze discover when he returns to his hometown?

4. What is the name of Hazes' hometown?

5. In what way does Haze mimic Asa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Enoch Emory and what is his relationship to Motes?

2. Who is the main character in WISE BLOOD and what is he doing as the story begins?

3. How is Emory representative of Revelations?

4. What does Motes discover once he reaches his homestead?

5. Who are the characters in GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE and which one is the main character?

6. What is the role of Mrs. Connin in THE RIVER?

7. What is the house that the grandmother wants her grandchildren to see on the trip?

8. How does the author show that Motes is a conflicted man?

9. What is Enoch Emory's interest in Motes?

10. Who are the family members and how does the grandmother try to manage their unruliness on the trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Disappointment takes on an almost human persona in these stories. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the mid-twentieth century when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

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