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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 did the sheriff and Uncle Gavin do while Charles slept?
2. What do the twins find in the pine coffin?
3. Who is the oldest of the Gowrie clan?
4. What does Charles see a black man doing in a field?
5. What do the crowd do when they see Vinson's dead body?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Sheriff think that Lucas could not of killed Vinson?
2. Why does Gavin think Vinson Gowrie is buried in quicksand?
3. Why do you think Charles is so enraged by the behavior of the crowd?
4. Why do you think Charles is so struck by Mr. Gowrie's grief?
5. Why have southern black men not earned freedom in the south?
6. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.
7. Why do the people surrounding the jail quickly disperse when they arrive with the dead body?
8. Describe the Gowrie clan
9. In chapter six, in what way does Charles' mother show that she is accepting the fact her son is growing up?
10. Why is Charles so interested in why the black worker is plowing the field?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Faulkner foreshadows many of the events in the novel.
1) Define foreshadowing. What does foreshadowing give to a novel?
2) How do you think an author should use foreshadowing? Can it be under or overused?
3) Using two examples from the book discuss how Faulkner uses foreshadowing.
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 the novel's dialogue. How does Faulkner's dialogue contribute to the following areas:
1) Character
2) Setting
3) Plot
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