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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. Which of the following characters is NOT a street preacher?

2. What is the one question Hazel Motes asks Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock?

3. How does Emory get the Gonga suit from its owner?

4. How does Hazel Motes travel home after his stint in the military?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Motes first meet Sabbath Hawks?

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

3. What state is Motes' house in when he returns home from the army?

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

5. Who is Mrs. Wally Bee Hitchcock?

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

7. Who is Mrs. Flood, and what is her relationship to Moats?

8. What obsessive acts does Enoch Emory engage in to feel closer to mankind?

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

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

The story "Wise Blood" is often viewed as a comedic Southern Gothic because it portrays the ugliness of the human spirit in a way so manipulated and bizarre that it could be considered funny. First, describe one character that you believe embodies the "Southern Gothic" style. What makes this character too over-the-top to be believed? What makes this character "grotesque"? Then, explain whether or not you believe this story should be considered a comedy. What, if anything, makes it funny? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

When she is getting read to disembark the bus in the story "Everything that Rises Must Converge," Julian's mother attempts to give young Carver a penny, much to the rage of his mother. First, explain why Julian's mother hoped to give young Carver a penny. Then, describe Carver's mother's reaction to the gift. Why did she react so violently? Do you think Carver's mother overreacted to the gift? Why or why not? Finally, explain how Carver's mother's reaction echoes the anger and promises of the growing civil rights movement from the time. 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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