Flannery O'Connor
In "A Good Man Is Hard To Find," what item does the grandmother smuggle into the car?
Her cat
What is unique about the narrator's lover in "River of Names"?
They are lesbians, which stands in contrast to the narrator's home culture.
What is the social contract of Omelas?
A child is left to suffer alone in a dark closet, in exchange for peace and prosperity
“A good man is hard to find. Everything is getting terrible. I remember the day you could go off and leave your screen door unlatched. Not no more.”
A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Red Sammy
Julian and his mother believe culture is found where, respectively?
Julian = the mind, the mother = the heart, which is who you are.
What two objects do Victor and Thomas go to retrieve from Phoenix, Arizona?
His father's car and ashes
In "Sticks," what happens at the end of the story, after the father dies?
"I'm going to travel to Spokane Falls one last time and toss these ashes into the water. And your father will rise like a salmon, leap over the bridge, over me, and find his way home. It will be beautiful. His teeth will shine like silver, like a rainbow."
Thomas, This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona
What did the Misfit select his name?
He didn't see how his crimes matched his punishments
What happened to Fiona, and what does Andrew associate this with?
She moved to Kentucky, took the rain with her, and caused the drought.
What is the one emotion the citizens of Omelas never feel?
Guilt
"Darling, would you like me to get you some cheese? I haven't made any supper because it's Thursday."
Mary, Lamb To The Slaughter
Describe the hat that both mothers wear in ETRMC
Green, eccentric hat with a purple flap on the side
In "How The Lonesome Engine Drivers Pine," what building was torn down, and what was put in its place?
The water park where Ethan used to work was torn down to build an old folks home.
In "Lamb To The Slaughter," what is the inciting event (the moment that kicks off the action/conflict)?
The husband (Patrick) tells his wife (Mary) that he is leaving her.
"I am the point of a pyramid, sliding back under the weight of the ones who came after..."
Narrator, River Of Names
What is Hemingway's six word story? (Punctuation must be perfect)
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
What are the names of the Misfit's two sidekicks?
Bobby Lee and Hiram
When her lover asks what her grandmother smelled like, what lie does the narrator tell?
That she smells like lavender, a "lie stolen from a book".
At the end of "This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona," what request does Thomas make of Victor?
That he would stop and listen to one of his stories.
"But eventually, it’s all just going to pop, and everything we know’ll become nothing more than foam.”
Ethan, How The Lonesome Engine Drivers Pine