Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor

Where was Flannery O’Connor born?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Boston, Mass.

• New York City, New York

• St. Paul, Minnesota

Who do Mrs. Hopewell and Mrs. Freeman think Manley is selling bibles to at the end of the story?

• Hulga

• Carrame

• Slaves

• Glynese

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Why does Manley show up at the Hopewell's house?

• He needs directions to the nearest city

• He claims to have come to the wrong door to sell bibles

• Manley knows Hulga lives there and he wants to meet her

• He is Hulga's younger brother

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What word is repeated at the very end of the story?

• Suitcase

• Wait

• Manley

• Simple

What does Hulga's leg symbolize?

• Corruption

• Naivety

• Innocence

• Deception

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What does Manley symbolize?

• Innocence

• Fear

• Naivety

• Deception

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What does Hulga Symbolize?

• Nothing

• Innocence

• Naivety

• Corruption

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Pick Two Major Themes

• Follow your gut, don't assume everything people say is true

• Trust everyone

• Religious people are always good

• Don't assume everything people say is true

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What literary device is revealed at the end of the story?

• Allusion

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

What disease was O'Connor Diagnosed with?

• Malaria

• Lung Cancer

• Tuberculosis

• Lupus