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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Mr. Fortune regarding his daughter?

2. What does Mason Tarwater consider himself to be in THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY?

3. How did Mason perceive his nephew?

4. Who is the son in EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe how Parker feels about his wife in PARKER'S BACK?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mason's history of taking children in order to save them?

2. What does the schoolteacher consider hopeful after Mason's death?

3. Explain the irony of Mr. Fortune's discipline of Mary.

4. How does Mason die and who buries him?

5. What story does Francis tell the schoolteacher about Mason's death?

6. Describe Mrs. Turpin's demeanor.

7. How does Parker meet his wife?

8. What is the premise of A VIEW OF THE WOODS?

9. What is one of Mason's most controversial decisions?

10. Why is Mr. Fortune so drawn to Mary and not his other grandchildren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flannery O'Connor is famous for her use of hideous characters in her fiction. Select three characters and explain what makes them so hideous either physically or in demeanor.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the stories. Then cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Loneliness seems to take on a personality in many of the stories. Cite at least two examples of loneliness and how the characters manage through their situations.

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