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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 building is Res Grier in charge of reshingling?

2. How old is the young boy to whom Sam Fathers is telling his life story?

3. Why do the Native Americans want to hold a trial for the chief's nephew in the white man's court?

4. Who suggests that Lucius go visit the Indians to cure his ailment?

5. How does the Indian chief communicate with the president in the story "Lo"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pete's family react when he is killed in combat in the story "Shall Not Perish"?

2. What competition do Ikkemotubbe and David Hogganbeck find themselves in in the story "A Courtship"?

3. Why are the two Indians in "Red Leaves" searching for their chief's slave?

4. Why does Res Grier offer a hound dog to two of his co-workers?

5. In the story "A Justice," why does Doom leave his tribe and where does he go?

6. Whom does the desirable woman in "A Courtship" decide to marry, and how does she make her decision?

7. Why is Lucius Provine sent to see the Indian doctor while out on a bear hunt?

8. How does McLendon treat women in the story "Dry September"?

9. How does Sam Fathers earn his birth name?

10. How is Sarty involved in his father's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Lo" is the only story that deals with a real, historical character in its depiction of an American president. First, describe the way the president was portrayed in this story. Then compare/contrast our country's leader to the Indian tribe leader in the story. To which group does Faulkner's historical sympathy seem to lie? How can you tell?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is more important to Sarty in the story "Barn Burning," love or truth? Give at least two examples of each of these themes as depicted in Sarty's relationship with his father. Then describe Sarty's struggle to balance love and truth, and how this struggle led to his maturity.

Essay Topic 3

In the stories "Two Soldiers" and "Shall Not Perish," Faulkner plays with the contrast between the rich and poor during the Civil War. First, give a description of the way the poor families are portrayed in these two stories and compare/contrast this with the description of the rich families. Then argue which of these groups of people Faulkner sympathizes with more, and give at least two examples from the text to back up your argument.

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