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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. In what state did Motes grow up?

2. What is the only item of furniture left in Motes' home when he arrives there?

3. What does Motes fill his shoes with as penance for sins?

4. How long did Motes have to wait for the train to reach Taulkinham?

5. What does Motes light on fire as he travels through his abandoned house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Motes sleep on his first night home from the army?

2. What act does Enoch Emory commit that is directly related to his "wise blood"?

3. What is Motes' initial reaction to the town of Taulkinham?

4. What is Motes' first impression of Enoch Emory?

5. Who is Mrs. Watts?

6. What is the aftermath of Layfield's death on Moat's life?

7. Where does Motes first meet Sabbath Hawks?

8. What story does Sabbath tell Motes about her childhood that makes him pity her?

9. What does fellow street preacher Hoover Shoats do that affects the following in Moats' congregation?

10. How does Emory get his revenge on Gongo the Gorilla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Revelation", Mrs. Turpin's favorite past time is organizing groups of people into a hierarchy. First, describe the hierarchy that Mrs. Turpin creates when she is sitting in the doctor's office with Claud. Who is at the top of this ladder? Who is at the bottom? Then, compare / contrast this hierarchy to the hierarchy Mrs. Turpin sees in her final revelation. Who is at the top of this ladder? Who is at the bottom? Finally, describe Mrs. Turpin's emotional reaction to her revelation of Heaven. How do you think this revelation will change the way Mrs. Turpin views the world and the people in it? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in the story "Wise Blood" have extreme relationships with religion, and religion is easily corrupted by the characters of this story. First, describe the type of religion Motes grew up with as a child. Then, compare / contrast that religion to the religion he started as an adult. Then, choose one character whose life benefited from extreme religion and compare / contrast their relationship with religion to a character whose life was harmed due to extreme religion. In the end, what message do you think O'Connor was sending to her audience about religion? How can you tell? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Greenleaf is a character that causes a great amount of stress in Mrs. May's life in the story "Greenleaf." First, describe Mrs. Greenleaf's character. What parts about her personality are most annoying to Mrs. May? Then, describe the parallels between Mrs. Greenleaf's spiritual life with Mrs. May's spiritual life? What is the significance of Mrs. Greenleaf's request for God to stab her in the heart? How do these words come back to haunt Mrs. May in her own spirituality? Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

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