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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. Who started the Partridge Festival?

2. What does Mrs. Greenleaf do with the articles she cuts out from the newspaper?

3. How many grandchildren are in “A View of the Woods”?

4. Who does Mrs. Hopewell live with?

5. What do the two teenage girls in “A Temple of the Holy Ghost” call themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old man wish to be buried in “You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead”?

2. How does O’Connor get her title for “The Comforts of Home”?

3. Why does Asbury ask his mother to call for the priest?

4. Why does Julian accompany his mother on the bus?

5. Which character has the keenest sense of observation in “A Temple of the Holy Ghost”?

6. Why doesn’t the grandson in “The Artificial Nigger” ever want to travel to the city again?

7. Why does the conman steal the daughter’s artificial leg?

8. How are the two teenage girls in “A Temple of the Holy Ghost” hypocritical?

9. Why is Parker initially attracted to his wife?

10. What happens at the end of “The Displaced Person”? How is it an example of irony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Old Gabriel in “The Wildcat” is said to be one of O’Connor’s most universal characters, what critics dub an “everyman”. Why do you think that Old Gabriel is considered a universal character? What themes in The Wildcat are relatable to all people?

Essay Topic 3

O’Connor includes a lot of description of the natural world in her writing. What do the detailed descriptions of skies, sunsets, top lines of trees, and clouds indicate about the author? How many sunsets are depicted with exceptional clarity?

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