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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. Where does Tom-Tom dispose of the scrap metal Flem Snopes has been hiding?

2. How old is Emily Grierson when she dies?

3. Which of the following facts about Uncle Willy is NOT true?

4. What is the name of the leader of the mob that kills Minnie Cooper's attacker in the story "Dry September"?

5. What does the father of the two young boys tell them to do when he sees the party that has come to arrest them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Res Grier accused of arson?

2. How does Lucius Provine treat the black people in his neighborhood when he is a child?

3. What of Hawkshaw's behavior do the townsfolk find unusual in the story "Hair"?

4. What happens when Flem Snopes attempts to turn his two black co-workers against each other in the story "Centaur in Brass"?

5. Why do the Indians come to the president's office seeking advice in the story "Lo"?

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

7. How does Sam Fathers earn his birth name?

8. What series of events takes place when Minnie realizes that there are mules in her yard in the story of the same name?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of decay represented in the story "A Rose for Emily"? Choose two people or objects in this short story and compare/contrast the physical decay these objects undergo throughout the course of the story. Then explain how this decay represents to the theme of love in Emily Grierson's life.

Essay Topic 2

"A Courtship" tells the tale of two men who are fighting over the hand of the same woman. First, describe each of the woman's suitors. Then explain how the suitors competed with each other and the lesson they learned in the end. Finally, describe how the Indian woman in this story took matters into her own hands, and the effects of her decision.

Essay Topic 3

The story "Hair" is about debt and love. First, describe the two great loves in barber Hawkshaw's life. What promises did Hawkshaw make to his fiance, and how did those promises affect his life? Finally, explain how in paying back the mortgage on his fiance's home, Hawkshaw paid the debt owed on his heart.

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