The final assignment consists of seven objective (short answer) questions and two essay questions to which you are to respond in a minimum of 200 words each. 1. Define the term “allegory” and discuss how “Babylon Revisited” is an allegory. You should identify the theme of the story in your discussion. (200 words) 2. Define the three-step pattern of a Flannery O’Connor story and show how “Good Country People” fits into this pattern. (200 words) 3. The cardinal sin in the fiction of William Faulkner is ______________. (Short Answer) 4. The Wasteland philosophy is _________________. (Short Answer) 5. The four major areas in which modern and contemporary poetry differ are _________, _________, _________, and _________. (Short Answer) 6. The type of narration in both “Richard Cory” and “A Rose for Emily” is__________. (Short Answer) 7. What does Joy’s wooden leg symbolize in “Good Country People?” (Short Answer)
