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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 war did General Sash serve in?
(a) The Great War.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The War Between the States.
(d) The Vietnam War.

2. What happens to General Sash during the ceremony?
(a) He cries.
(b) He walks onstage.
(c) He refuses to go.
(d) He dies.

3. What season is it in “The Heart of the Park”?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

4. How old is Ruller?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Six.

5. What does Enoch Emery borrow from his landlord?
(a) Her umbrella.
(b) Her rain hat.
(c) Her rain slicker.
(d) Her rain galoshes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the boy in “The River”?

2. Who tries to befriend Hazel Motes?

3. What does Mrs. Cope offer the teenage boys?

4. Who does Hazel Motes follow down the street?

5. Who is Mrs. Pritchard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is O’Connor’s message in “The River”?

2. What is Old Gabriel afraid of besides the wildcat?

3. Why is Ruller so proud to bring the turkey home to his family?

4. Why doesn’t the grandmother want to drive through Georgia in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?

5. Why is it ironic that the young boy’s parents are going to the river to the baptisms in “The River”?

6. How do the boys invade the farm, despite the widow asking them to leave in “A Circle in the Fire”?

7. Why does Enoch steal the gorilla suit?

8. Why does Rayber change barbers?

9. Why is Enoch convinced that he must show Hazel Weaver the mummified man?

10. Why doesn’t the hitchhiker ride with Mr. Shiflet when he pulls over for him?

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