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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the baby doing before they kill him?
(a) Playing with its mother's hair
(b) Sleeping
(c) Crying
(d) Sucking its thumb

2. How does O'Connor describe the Misfit's car?
(a) A blood red murder mobile
(b) A grey bubble shaped automobile
(c) A white and clean cut automobile
(d) A black hearse-like automobile

3. Where does Grandmother want to go instead of Florida?
(a) Raleigh
(b) New York
(c) Georgia
(d) Tenessee

4. How many times does the Misfit shoot Grandmother in the chest?
(a) Once
(b) Three times
(c) Twice
(d) Four times

5. How does Grandmother persuade Bailey to take a detour and see the plantation?
(a) She tells him he was conceived there
(b) She tells him there is a secret panel that holds silver
(c) She tells him she will tell the family his secret
(d) She threatens to vomit

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is interested in the silver?

2. What does the Misfit say when Grandmother asks if he would shoot an old lady?

3. What are the names of the two men traveling with the Misfit?

4. What year was the story first published?

5. What does John Wesley ask about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Grandmother so delighted that the Misfit suddenly shows an interest in Jesus?

2. Describe the character of John Wesley.

3. Why were the fifties such an important transitional period?

4. Why do you think Grandmother blames Europe for Americas problems?

5. Do you think the family respects Grandmother?

6. Do you think Grandmother is really that worried about meeting the Misfit in Florida?

7. How does O'Connor express the generation gap between Grandmother and the rest of the family?

8. Why do you think that O'Connor does not describe the appearance of the Misfits two friends?

9. How is O'Connor's portrayal of a serial killer unconventional?

10. How do you think the Grandmother interprets the bible?

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