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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. Where does Gavin say the black man is from?
(a) England
(b) The North
(c) Africa
(d) Barbados

2. What does Charles do after dinner?
(a) Reads his book
(b) Writes an essay
(c) Goes to bed
(d) Goes into town

3. What are the two women doing outside the jail?
(a) Sewing
(b) Cleaning
(c) Cooking
(d) Dancing

4. What age had Charles's mother sworn she would allow her son coffee?
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 21
(d) 24

5. Who does Gavin pick up from town?
(a) Lucas
(b) Charles's mother
(c) Crawford Gowrie
(d) Miss Habersham

Short Answer Questions

1. What still might happen to Lucas if he is found guilty?

2. What do the crowd do when they see Vinson's dead body?

3. What does Gavin say happens in early May?

4. What does the sheriff think Jack Montgomerie tried to do before he died?

5. Why does Charles think his father is so angry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think Lucas did not tell the full story in the first place?

3. Why have southern black men not earned freedom in the south?

4. How does Aleck Sander show his bravery during the trip back from the cemetery?

5. How is the sheriff proven wrong in chapter six?

6. Why is Charles' father so angry?

7. How do Gavin and the Sheriff plan to catch Crawford?

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

9. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.

10. Describe the Gowrie clan

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