Intruder in the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Intruder in the Dust Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lucas buying from the shop before the altercation?

2. What does Aleck offer Charles to help him out of the water?

3. What does Paralee's father say women concentrate on?

4. Who does Charles find his uncle speaking to?

5. Who do they find inside the coffin?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Charles become obsessed by the incident?

2. Why do you think Lucas does not discourage Gavin from giving him a version of his own story?

3. Why does Charles have trouble sleeping?

4. Do you think Will Legate is a good choice to guard Lucas at such a dangerous time?

5. Describe how even in prison the white man is given precedent over the black man.

6. How does chapter five express Charles's need to come of age as a man?

7. What is significant about the man on the mule in chapter four?

8. Why does Miss Habersham help Lucas out?

9. Describe Lucas's appearance.

10. In what way does chapter five show the importance of women in southern American life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Aleck and Charles. Do you think they are more friends than master and servant? What does that say about the changing racial attitudes in south at that time? How different do you think there relationship would of changed if they met again today?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story and Faulkner? How does Faulkner use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Lucas's character. What is Lucas's character background? What is Lucas's motivation? Why do you think Faulkner specifically chose Lucas's character as the black victim?

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