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

2. How does Alec Gray react when he is sent to spend time in the penal battalion?

3. What type of vehicle is Satoris in when he goes to spy on Spoomer and his woman?

4. Which of the following activities would one use a scythe for?

5. Which of the following facts is NOT true about Howard Boyd's mother in the story "The Brooch"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the lover react to the news that the husband has granted his wife a divorce in the story "Honor"?

2. What material does Roger Howes use to pen his latest novel in the story "Artist at Home"?

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

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

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

6. How does Harrison Blair's wife feel about him?

7. Who is Dr. Martino?

8. How do lovers Melisandre and Phillip Backhouse meet in the story "My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford and the Battle of Harrykin Creek"?

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

10. How does Wash die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Wash" is a story about race relations on slave plantations. First, compare/contrast the way white slaves and black slaves are treated on the plantation. How does this unbalanced treatment affect Wash's life? Then compare/contrast the way Wash hoped his master would treat his granddaughter with the way he actually treated her. How did this unexpected treatment lead Wash to commit double murder?

Essay Topic 2

"Red Leaves" is the first story in the collection to deal with the issue of slavery from the Native American point of view. First, explain how the Native Americans in this story treat their slaves. Then, compare/contrast this treatment to the way the white men in Faulkner's collection treat their slaves. Why is "Red Leaves" an important story within this collection?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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