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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 does the Grandmother react when she hears two shots?

2. Who told The Misfit that he had killed his father?

3. What does Grandmother remember visiting in the area when she was young?

4. How long long does Hiram say it will take to fix the car?

5. How many more gunshots do they hear from the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Grandmother tell the Misfit to take one of Bailey's shirts from his suitcase?

2. In what way does Grandmother manipulate Bailey to visit the plantation?

3. Is Grandmother a selfish person?

4. What does the Misfit's description of the penitentiary's walls say about him?

5. What does it say about Grandmother that she cannot keep Misfit's name to herself?

6. Do you think O'Connor's portrayal of her character's is sympathetic?

7. Why do you think that the Misfit cannot remember the reason he is in prison?

8. How does The Misfit give the Grandmother salvation?

9. What is the significance of John Wesley's name?

10. How does Bailey's negative attitude towards his mother affect her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character from the story and write his or hers background, motivation and character conflict. How would the story change if they were not there?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between a novel and a novella in regards to:

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Grandmother and the Misfit relate so well to each other? Do they share similar characteristics? Why does the Misfit kill her at the end?

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