Forgot your password?  
| | | | | |
  Sign up for your free account today!  

Intruder in the Dust | Quiz

William Faulkner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Intruder in the Dust.

Intruder in the Dust | Quiz

Students: Take our free Intruder in the Dust quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Teachers: The BookRags Lesson Plan contains hundreds of test and quiz questions, including multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. Create your own quiz or test with our automatic test generator, or choose from our ready-to-go chapter quizzes, midterm tests, and final exams. Don’t waste time reinventing the wheel, get the Lesson Plan today!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

1)

Why do they find the grave so quickly? (from Chapter 4)

It is the only one with a headstone
It is full of fresh flowers
It is biggest in the graveyard
It was the first one dug that winter
2)

What does Crawford do during the night? (from Chapter 11)

Destoys his cell
Commits suicide
Escapes
Kills a fellow prisoner
3)

Who does Charles wake up when he gets home? (from Chapter 5)

Uncle Gavin
The sheriff
Lucas
His father
4)

What county is Montgomery from? (from Chapter 4)

Jefferson county
Tate county
Neshoba county
Crossman county
5)

Who does the Sheriff and Uncle Gavin want to sit out in front of the jail? (from Chapter 5)

Aleck
Will Legate
Miss Habersham
Charles
6)

Why did Miss Habersham suggest they leave the horse? (from Chapter 6)

So they did not make so much noise
So no one had to ride alone
So they could escape up a tree
The horse is injured
7)

What does Crawford Gowrie smuggle into his cell? (from Chapter 11)

A piece of rope
Drugs
A knife
A gun
8)

What does Gavin charge Lucas for? (from Chapter 11)

Gasoline
Headache pills
A pen
Loss of earnings
9)

Why does Charles think his father is so angry? (from Chapter 6)

He is tired
He has stomach cramps
He is mean, bitter and racist
He has no control over the situation
10)

Where does Gavin take Charles? (from Chapter 5)

To school
To the cemetery
To the sheriff's house
To the saloon
11)

Where do the group find Vinson's body? (from Chapter 8)

Under leaves in the forest
Hanging from a tree
In the ditch
In quicksand
12)

Why does Charles think the men have gathered around the jail? (from Chapter 6)

To lynch Lucas
To entertain the prisoners
To demonstrate against Lucas's arrest
To preach
13)

Why does the sheriff think the towns people will not lynch during the day? (from Chapter 5)

They have to work
They can see each others faces
Too many people are around
It is too hot
14)

What would of the towns people have thought the lynching of Lucas would of been before Mr. Gowries showed them Montgomeries body? (from Chapter 9)

Justice
Just life
Funny
Murder
15)

Who was Miss Habersham raised with? (from Chapter 4)

Charles
Luca Beachamp
Gavin Stevens
Molly Beauchamp
16)

How many sets of footprints are there? (from Chapter 8)

Two
Six
Four
Three
17)

What is the first thing Charles does when he arrives home? (from Chapter 9)

He runs up to his room
He makes a cup of coffee
He goes to the bathroom
He goes to the haybarn
18)

How many boys in the Gowrie family? (from Chapter 7)

Twelve
Ten
Six
Eight
19)

Where did Vinson arrange to meet Lucas? (from Chapter 10)

At Lucas' cabin
At the local store
In the forest
At the local bar
20)

How much does Gavin charge Lucas for his services? (from Chapter 11)

$800
$2
$10
$200
21)

Who does not want Charles's mother to go to the jail? (from Chapter 6)

The Sheriff
Uncle Gavin
Charles
Charles's father
22)

Who is the oldest of the Gowrie clan? (from Chapter 7)

Forrest
Crawford
Bryan
Vinson
23)

What are the two women doing outside the jail? (from Chapter 6)

Cooking
Cleaning
Sewing
Dancing
24)

Where do the footprints end? (from Chapter 8)

At a tree
At a river
At a ditch
At a house
25)

What does the rider have on the horse with him? (from Chapter 4)

They could not see
A rifle
A dead man
A dead animal
Copyrights
Intruder in the Dust from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
Follow Us on Facebook
Homework Help