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Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”The old woman and her daughter were sitting on their porch when Mr. Shiftlet came up their road for the first time. The old woman slid to the edge of her chair and leaned forward, shading her eyes from the piercing sunset with her hand.The characters in the excerpt are an example of

A
religious fundamentalists.
B
people with disabilities.
C
the isolated lower classes.
D
the racially intolerant.
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Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”Mr. Shiftlet was so shocked that for about a hundred feet he drove along slowly with the door stiff open. A cloud, the exact color of the boy’s hat and shaped like a turnip, had descended over the sun, and another, worse looking, crouched behind the car. Mr. Shiftlet felt that the rottenness of the world was about to engulf him. He raised his arm and let it fall again to his breast. “Oh Lord!” he prayed. “Break forth and wash the slime from this earth!”Which best describes the irony of the excerpt?

A
Mr. Shiftlet has just deceived an old woman for personal gain, and yet he does not think he’s part of the “rottenness of the world.”
B
Mr. Shiftlet should never have given a ride to the young boy, who clearly was up to no good and should have been at home with his loving mother.
C
Mr. Shiftlet observes that the color of the cloud is the same as the boy’s hat, a grim reminder that the boy is part of a rotten world.
D
Mr. Shiftlet is unable to close the door of his car, which essentially forces him to invite the evilness of the world into his car.
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Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”“A body and a spirit,” he repeated. “The body, lady, is like a house: it don’t go anywhere; but the spirit, lady, is like a automobile: always on the move, always . . .”How does the figurative language used by Mr. Shiftlet develop his character?

A
The imagery reveals that Mr. Shiftlet is an extremely cruel and inexplicably violent nature.
B
The imagery emphasizes that he is a poorly educated individual from the rural South.
C
The imagery highlights that Mr. Shiftlet received his disability while fighting overseas during World War II.
D
The imagery underscores Mr. Shiftlet’s restlessness and his reluctance to remain in one place.
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Which excerpt from “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” contains an example of a simile?

A
After a few minutes there was a guffawing peal of thunder from behind and fantastic raindrops, like tin-can tops, crashed over the rear of Mr. Shiftlet’s car.
B
“Fifteen, sixteen,” the old woman said. The girl was nearly thirty but because of her innocence it was impossible to guess.
C
“I was raised thataway and there ain’t a thing I can do about it. My old mother taught me how to do.”
D
“That wouldn’t hardly pay for more than the gas and the hotel,” he said. “It wouldn’t feed her.”
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Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”The ugly words settled in Mr. Shiftlet’s head like a group of buzzards in the top of a tree.The simile in this excerpt compares

A
Mr. Shiftlet to a group of buzzards.
B
the ugly words to the top of the tree.
C
a group of buzzards to the top of a tree.
D
the ugly words to a group of buzzards.
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Which excerpt from “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” contains an example of figurative language?

A
She was ravenous for a son-in-law. ✓ Correct
B
The old woman agreed with him that this was so.
C
“Teach her to say something else,” the old woman said.
D
The old woman said she would give him the money.
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Read the sentence from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”She had long pink-gold hair and eyes as blue as a peacock’s neck.How does the simile in the sentence develop Lucynell’s character?

A
The description of Lucynell's hair and eyes emphasizes her strong religious convictions.
B
The description of Lucynell's hair and eyes lends her an image of angelic innocence.
C
This description underscores the idea that Lucynell is poorly educated and inarticulate.
D
This description shows how Lucynell’s appearance makes her a target for Mr. Shiftlet’s cruelties.
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Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”The boy bent over her and stared at the long pink-gold hair and the half-shut sleeping eyes. Then he looked up and stared at Mr. Shiftlet. “She looks like an angel of Gawd,” he murmured.“Hitch-hiker,” Mr. Shiftlet explained. “I can’t wait. I got to make Tuscaloosa.” The boy bent over again and very carefully touched his finger to a strand of the golden hair and Mr. Shiftlet left.Which statement most accurately represents the excerpt’s larger idea?

A
Getting what you want may not make you happy.
B
Beauty and truth appear in unexpected places.
C
Social isolation may lead people to act immorally.
D
You may not get everything that you have bargained for.
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Which type of Southern gothic character is represented in O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”?

A
religious fundamentalist
B
isolated lower class
C
inexplicably violent person
D
racially intolerant person
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Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”Although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. His left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly.Which phrase connects these characters to the Southern gothic genre?

A
half an arm ✓ Correct
B
she had never seen
C
his left coat sleeve
D
folded up

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