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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. What war did General Sash serve in?

2. How old is Hazel Wickers?

3. What does Madam Zoleeda tell Ruby?

4. What was Old Dudley waiting for while looking out the window?

5. What animal comes to Old Gabriel’s cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Enoch Emery’s daily routine consist of?

2. Who is Leora?

3. Why does Hazel Wickers keep thinking about his mother?

4. How does Mrs. Willerton feel about her daily life?

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

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

7. Why is Hazel Motes reluctant to befriend Enoch Emery?

8. Why does Ruby dread Rufus’s arrival?

9. How does Mr. Shiflet convince the widow of his sincerity?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Children appear in many of O’Connor’s stories. What are the roles of children in O’Connor’s work? What happens to children in her stories?

Essay Topic 2

O’Connor’s work is often described as morbid, namely because she often has children die in her stories. How many stories have similarly neglected small children that die at the end? What does this represent?

Essay Topic 3

Racism

a. How does O’Connor write about racism in the South?

b. Who is O’Connor the most critical of in regards to racism?

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