Flannery O'connor's "Good Country People"
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After reading Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People", answer the following 6 questions about key characters and plot.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Whom does Mrs. Hopewell refer to as "good country people"?
- A.
Mrs. Freeman
- B.
Joy
- C.
Manley Pointer
- D.
Both A and C
- 2.What did Joy do as soon as she was twenty-one and away from home?
- A.
Get married
- B.
Get a job
- C.
Change her name
- D.
Change her religion
- 3.Joy believes in God.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Why does Mrs. Hopewell invite Manley Pointer to dinner?
- A.
He has a heart condition.
- B.
He is a Christian.
- C.
He knows a friend of hers.
- D.
He is a country boy.
- 5.What does Joy's leg represent? In your response, explain your rationale. Answer in complete sentences and limit your answer to no more than 5 sentences.
- 6.How might this story be different if it were set in a modern-day city instead of on a country farm in the 1940s? In your response, explain your rationale. Answer in complete sentences. There is no limit to the length of your response.
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