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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. In the story "The Mistral," which of the following facts is NOT true about the dead man's fiancee?

2. When Spoomer is meeting his woman, where does Satoris find them?

3. When Ewing leaves Nebraska, where does he go?

4. In what state does Danny live?

5. Which of the following purchases did the dead woman upgrade every year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Judge realize that he is dead in the story "Beyond"?

2. How is the sympathy of the Confederate soldier his downfall in the story "Mountain Victory"?

3. What happens to the traveling soldiers who are trying to escape enemy fire in the story "Crevasse"?

4. How doesd Ira Ewing's mother react to her resettlement in California?

5. Why does Alec Gray kill his commanding officer?

6. How does Wash die?

7. Who is Dr. Martino?

8. On what image does Faulkner end the story "Crevasse"?

9. Why does Hubert Jarrod feel as though he has been tricked by Mrs. King, Louisa's mother?

10. How does the husband in the story "Honor" react to the news of his wife's extramarital affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In the story "Beyond," there is a baby covered in scars that is in the afterlife with Judge. First, describe the physicality of the scarred baby. How did he get his scars? Then explain they symbolism of the scarred baby in Judge's life. What lesson is meant to learn from this baby?

Essay Topic 3

How did Mannie's husband's death in the story "Mule in the Yard" incite a sequence of tragic events? What message is Faulkner sending the reader about revenge through this cautionary tale? Finally, what were the effects of revenge in the lives of both Mannie and Snopes?

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