PREN 111 Short Story Quiz 4
offered her a family quit, which she turned down.
When Dee went to college, her mother__________.
she was seeing him through God's eyes
When the Grandmother said, ". . .You're one of my own children!" she meant that _______.
"I believe that Jesus is my Savior."
Which of the following is a statement that the Misfit did NOT make?
travel to a house with secret panels
The grandmother convinced the family to ______.
was a lady
The grandmother dressed so that in case of an accident people would know that she
first person; Mama
"Everyday Use" is told from a(n) ______-person point of view through _______.
round
As a character, Mama's voice is clearly heard. However, by the end of the story, she has demonstrated different choices and actions toward her daughters than she would have before the visit. Based on what you have read, Mama is a_______character.
Allusion
At the beginning of the story, Walker's reference to "This is Your Life" demonstrates the use of a literary device,_______, that sets the tone of her longing for her daughter's approval.
killed; Bobby Lee and Hiram
Bailey, his wife, and children were _________ by ________
her aunt
Dee is named after____.
ruin the quilts by putting them on the bed
Dee says that Maggie will _________.
wants to take family heirlooms to display in her home
Dee visits home because she__________.
Florida; Tennessee
In "A Good Man is Hard to Find," Bailey's family headed toward _______ for its vacation, but his mother really wanted to go to _______.
she can remember Grandma Dee without the quilts
Maggie says that ___________.
large, big-boned
Mama is a________ woman.
Southern Gothic
O'Connor has often been labeled a_______writer because of her fascination with characters and plots that involve the unusual and the grotesque mingled with regionalism.
colloquial English
O'Connor is adept at her construction of dialogue, and throughout the story, her characters engage in discussions that demonstrate effective use of_______.
he and Jesus were both innocent of the crimes for which they were accused
The Misfit said that ______.
was accused of killing his father
The Misfit said that he was sent to the penitentiary because he_____.
Dee appreciates the homemade goods, which she disdained growing up, in their home as "collectibles."
The biggest change in Dee during her visit home during this story is __________.
when she realized she was facing death, her faith became real to her
When the Misfit said, "She would have been a good woman. . . if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life," he meant that ________.
burnt in a fire
When they were children, Maggie was________.
Dee's new name
Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo is ___________.
the cat; the car accident
______ was responsible for_______.