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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. Who is the other man who shows up unexpectedly at the mill for a job?
2. Christmas is out late with his friends despite the fact that he knows that McEachern will punish him when he gets home. How will Christmas be punished?
3. What do the men do to Christmas?
4. What does Christmas do when he returns to the spring?
5. Who is the only one who knows that Byron drives all night on Saturdays in order to conduct the choir at a distant country church and then drive home in time to go to work on Mondays?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Hightower marriage eventually end?
2. Who does the dietician turn to in her plans to ruin Christmas?
3. Why is Bobbie attracted to Christmas?
4. Why is Christmas attracted to Bobbie?
5. Why does Byron regret telling Lena that the man in town named Joe Brown is the man she knows as Lucas Burch?
6. How do the people get their first indications that something is awry in the Hightower marriage?
7. How does the dietician attempt to thwart disaster in the toothpaste incident?
8. Why does the fourteen-year-old Christmas beat the Negro girl instead of having sex with her like the other boys do?
9. What internal conflict does Christmas begin to experience this night?
10. What are the details of the murder as told by Byron in this chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the month of August in the book? What does its position in the year symbolize. The month of August is especially poignant for a few characters. Who are they and what does August mean for them?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Byron and Hightower. The men are friends but their core beliefs are at odds at points during the book. Also, Byron does not feel he is as good as Hightower yet he shows more compassion toward people. What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Hightower is really forced to resign from his minister position? Was it because his wife disgraced him with improper behavior? Or is there some hidden story related to rumors of his homosexuality? Explain your perspective.
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