1. 1. What is the author’s name? _____.
2. What war did the story take place in? _____.
3. What was the child’s name? _____.
4. Which relative of the main character was in the war? _____.
5. What was the second child’s name? _____.
A. WWI
B. Sonny
C. Larry
D. Father
E. Frank O’Connor
Multiple Choice
1. What did Larry do with his mother before his father came back?
A) Went swimming. B) Played twister. C) Went for walks. D) Played 360.
2. What did Larry want that he later regretted? A) To be a girl. B) His father to
come back. C) For a baby in the house. D) B and C.
3. Who was the first child?
A) Larry. B) Billy. C) Nathan. D) Sonny.
4. In what time period was WWI? A) 1850-1857. B) 1914-1918. C) 1940-1941. D)
1992-2004.
5. Till what age did Larry see very little of his father? A) 5. B) 6. C) 8. D) 7.

2. 6. What period of time was the most peaceful time in Larry’s life? A) During
family time. B) When in White Castle. C) During the war. D. When spending
time with his father and brother.
7. What was Frank O’ Connors real name? A) Hank McReary. B) Lance Bass. C)
Michael Francis O’ Donovan. D) Zach Meyers.
8. What year did O’ Connors begin writing short stories? A) 1566 B) 1935 C) 1966
D) All of the above.
9. What year did O’ Connors come to the U.S.? A) 1952. B) 1935. C) 1922. D)
2001.
10. Which colleges did O’ Connors teach at? A) Harvard B) Northwestern C)
Stanford. D) All of the above.
Essay.
Describe in your own words why the title “My Oedipus Complex” was chosen.
The story is pretty much about a kid with an Oedipus complex.