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

Mr. Head

June Star

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

Massachusetts

Tennessee

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

John Wesley

The Misfit

The Grandmother
4 In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," which character is NOT a murderer?
Hiram

Bobby Lee

Red Sammy Butts

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

The Mother

June Star

The Grandmother
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 cat

A bird

A hounddog

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

An undertaker

A gospel singer

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

Cats

Parrots

Dogs
10 Who shoots the Grandmother at the end of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find?"
The Misfit

Bailey

Bobby Lee

Hiram
11 Which Lucynell Crater is mentally handicapped?
The daughter

The mother

The baby

The Grandmother
12 How does Mr. Shiftlet earn his keep at the Crater home?
By paying each wek in money

By doing carpentry work

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?
Bird

Sugarpie

Car

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

To Mobile

To The Hot Spot

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

Mr. Shiftlet and Lucynell the daughter

Mr. Shiftlet, alone

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

Weddings

Lucynell Crater the daughter

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

In the river

At the courthouse

On a farm
18 In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," who jumps out of a car?
Mr. Shiftlet

Lucynell Crater the daughter

Lucynell Crater the mother

The hitchhiking boy
19 In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," when does it start to rain?
When Lucynell Crater the mother agrees to let Mr. Shiftlet have the car

The moment Mr. Shiftlet abandons Lucynell Crater

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?
Lucynell Crater the daughter

Susan

June Star

Lucynell Crater the mother
21 In "The River," who drowns?
Mr. Paradise

Harry

Bevel the preacher

Mrs. Connin
22 Who is Harry's babysitter?
Susan

Joanne

Mrs. Connin

Mrs. Freeman
23 In "The River," what ailment does Harry's mother suffer from?
A mental handicap

A hangover

Lupus

Cancer
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?
Bailey

Nelson

Bevel

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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