Flannery O'Connor’s Stories Quizzes

Flannery O'Connor's Stories Quiz 1

1 Who is not a member of the family in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find?"
John Wesley

June Star

Mr. Head

The Grandmother
2 In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," where is the family traveling to in the car?
Massachusetts

Florida

Tennessee

Georgia
3 Who does NOT die in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find?"
The baby

The Misfit

The Grandmother

John Wesley
4 In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," which character is NOT a murderer?
The Misfit

Hiram

Bobby Lee

Red Sammy Butts
5 In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," who convinces the father to drive off the road toward a plantation?
Hiram

The Grandmother

The Mother

June Star
6 In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," who has escaped from the Federal Penitentiary?
Mr. Cheatam

The Misfit

Mrs. McIntyre

Mr. Head
7 What animal does the family travel with in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find?"
A hounddog

A cat

A bird

A rabbit
8 What profession has The Misfit NOT worked as?
A gospel singer

A priest

An undertaker

A railroad worker
9 What kind of animal is on Bailey's shirt in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find?"
Tigers

Cats

Dogs

Parrots
10 Who shoots the Grandmother at the end of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find?"
Hiram

The Misfit

Bobby Lee

Bailey
11 Which Lucynell Crater is mentally handicapped?
The daughter

The Grandmother

The mother

The baby
12 How does Mr. Shiftlet earn his keep at the Crater home?
By doing carpentry work

By paying each wek in money

By being a taxi driver

By giving Lucynell dance lessons
13 What does the elder Lucynell Crater suggest that Mr. Shiftlet teach her daughter to say?
Car

Sugarpie

Dead

Bird
14 In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," where does Mr. Shiftlet drive with both Lucynell Craters in the car?
To Mobile

To Florida

To the courthouse

To The Hot Spot
15 In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," who goes to Mobile?
Both Lucynell Craters

Lucynell Crater the mother

Mr. Shiftlet, alone

Mr. Shiftlet and Lucynell the daughter
16 What does Mr. Shiftlet talk about with the hitchhiking boy in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own?"
Weddings

Death

Mothers

Lucynell Crater the daughter
17 Where does Mr. Shiftlet abandon Lucynell Crater, his new wife?
At The Hot Spot

On a farm

In the river

At the courthouse
18 In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," who jumps out of a car?
The hitchhiking boy

Lucynell Crater the mother

Lucynell Crater the daughter

Mr. Shiftlet
19 In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," when does it start to rain?
The moment Mr. Shiftlet abandons Lucynell Crater

When Lucynell Crater the mother agrees to let Mr. Shiftlet have the car

As Mr. Shiftlet drives toward Mobile

The moment Mr. Shiftlet arrives at the Crater home
20 In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," who does Mr. Shiftlet marry?
June Star

Susan

Lucynell Crater the daughter

Lucynell Crater the mother
21 In "The River," who drowns?
Harry

Bevel the preacher

Mrs. Connin

Mr. Paradise
22 Who is Harry's babysitter?
Joanne

Mrs. Freeman

Susan

Mrs. Connin
23 In "The River," what ailment does Harry's mother suffer from?
A hangover

Cancer

A mental handicap

Lupus
24 In "The River," who is skeptical of Christ's power to heal?
Harry

Bevel the preacher

Mr. Paradise

Mrs. Connin
25 What does Harry tell Mrs. Connin his name is?
Bevel

Nelson

Bailey

John Wesley

How does the characterization of the grandmother contribute to the meaning of the text as a whole?

Grandmother is a cranky old woman who lives with her son, Bailey, and his wife and two children. She is preoccupied with appearances and snobby about "common people." The cynicism of the world really comes out through the character of...

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"A Good Man is Hard to Find" The figures of speech used in this story sometimes create unflattering even grotesque pictures of the characters. A) Least 3 examples of negative figures of speech

"I'd smack his face," John Wesley said.

"Tennessee is just a hillbilly dumping ground," John Wesley said, "and Georgia is a lousy state too."

"My daddy said I was a different breed of dog from my brothers and...

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How does the grandmother talk Bailey into going to the plantation?

When the Grandmother remembers an old plantation that she thinks used to be in the area they are traveling, Bailey does not want to take a detour to go find it. As a result, the Grandmother makes up a lie about how there are secret doors in the...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/10/2022 1:11 PM

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