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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who digs up the grave?
(a) Mr. Gowrie's sons
(b) The sherrif
(c) Mr Gowrie
(d) The black prisoners

2. What does Forrest Gowrie manage?
(a) A Ford car factory
(b) A farm
(c) A delta cotton plantation
(d) An orpanage

3. Which animals footprints does the sheriff discover?
(a) A deer's
(b) A mule's
(c) A dog's
(d) A badger's

4. What is different about one of the men who appears from behind the church?
(a) He has one arm
(b) He is blind
(c) He has no mouth
(d) He has yellow skin

5. Why did the Gowries not lynch Lucas?
(a) They would of attracted attention to themselves
(b) They knew he was not responsible for the killing
(c) They would of been arrested
(d) It would of been unholy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed Vinson?

2. Why does Charles think that Lucas was not lynched immediately?

3. Where does Charles ride to with Gavin?

4. Why is Charles so worried about finding the body?

5. Who is the name of the one armed man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people surrounding the jail quickly disperse when they arrive with the dead body?

2. In chapter six how does Uncle Gavin calm Charles down enough to take him to the cemetery?

3. Why did Crawford kill Jake?

4. What is different between the blacks in the north and the black in the south?

5. In what way does Faulkner portray Miss Habersham as a strong woman?

6. Why do you think Charles is so enraged by the behavior of the crowd?

7. Why does Charles hold such respect for Miss Habersham?

8. Why did the Gowrie's not lynch Lucas behind the store?

9. Why is Charles so interested in why the black worker is plowing the field?

10. What is Uncle Gavin's take on the civil rights struggle in the South?

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