The Roaring Twenties, Modernism, and Postwar Outlooks — Test

Question 2 • TPS EdX English Language Arts 11

Which excerpt from O’Connor’s “Good Country People” best reveals the irony of the main character’s name, Joy?

Answer

Mrs. Hopewell thought of her as a child though she was thirty-two years old and highly educated.

She would make these statements, usually at the table, in a tone of gentle insistence as if no one held them but her.

And when Joy had to be impressed for these services, her remarks were usually so ugly and her face so glum...

She saw it as the name of her highest creative act.

Explanation

The name Joy suggests happiness, but choice C describes her as making “ugly” remarks and looking “glum,” which contrasts directly with that meaning. This contrast reveals the irony of her name. The other excerpts do not show as clearly that Joy’s personality is opposite to what her name suggests.

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