“Everyday Use” is a short story primarily focused on:

Flannery O’Connor’s faith/religion acts as the foundation of her short stories. Taking her faith/religion into account, explain the purpose behind her writing. What is she trying to accomplish with her stories?

After reading three of Flannery O’Connor’s short stories, how would you describe her main characters? What characteristics and opinions do they share? 

The fire Armand Aubigny builds at the end of “Desiree’s Baby” is important. Fires can be used to consume or destroy, and by fire Armand is attempting to destroy every object from the chapter of his life that includes Desiree and his son. Beyond destruction, fire has another purpose. What is this other purpose, and how does it create the story’s ironic ending?

In the Antebellum South, a person who was 1/4 black was referred to as a/an:

In the Antebellum South, a person who was 1/8 black was referred to as a/an:

Kate Chopin’s husband was a/an _________ who eventually moved his family to northwest Louisiana because of his failing business.

Both Red Sammy and the grandmother are concerned with the idea of trust in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”. Read with the cultural context of the 1950s in mind, what events directly contributed to Americans’ inability to trust others?

In “The Minister’s Black Veil,” is Parson Hooper guilty of a secret sin? Or is his black veil a symbol only of the sins of his congregation? Explain your reasoning.

What is the operation that is mentioned in “Hills Like White Elephants”?