A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Symbolism Interpretation: What does the Misfit's car symbolize in the story?

• Safety and security

• Power and control

• Freedom and liberation

• Wealth and prosperity

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the grandmother's definition of a "good man"?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The family in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is pure caricature.

• Agree

• Disagee

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Does the story adopt a negative or positive view towards the kind of southern culture the grandmother represents?

• Negative

• Positive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The first foreshadowing about the threatening nature of the men who arrive on the scene is

• they drive slowly

• the grandmother tries to attract their attention

• the noise the car makes

• the car is described as a hearse-like automobile

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A Good Man is Hard to Find is an example of which genre

• Naturalism

• Southern Gothic

• Transcendentalism

• Magical Realism

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The tone of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" would best be described as

• quixotic

• cynical

• valiant

• devotional

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Misfit believes that the grandmother became a “good woman” because she

• liked to pray for everyone

• had strong opinions about family background

• came from a good family

• began to love others when threatened with death

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

It is also ironic that The Misfit

• apologizes for how he is dressed in front of the ladies

• believes that his parents were good people

• repeats that children make him nervous

• tells the grandmother that he is not a good man

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who is the author of the story?

• Flannery O'Connor

• Bailey

• The Misfit

• The grandmother

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4