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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. What does Lucas get arrested for?

2. What make of gun does Lucas own?

3. Why do they find the grave so quickly?

4. Why does Charles think Lucas does not talk to him the second time they meet in town?

5. Where does Charles eat his breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucas want Charles to dig up Gowrie's body?

2. Why do you think Lucas does not discourage Gavin from giving him a version of his own story?

3. Do you think Will Legate is a good choice to guard Lucas at such a dangerous time?

4. In what way does chapter five show the importance of women in southern American life?

5. Why does Charles become so involved in the murder case?

6. Why is Sheriff Hampton so reluctant to react to Charles story about the mule?

7. Why is Lucas not popular with white people in the town?

8. What is Uncle Gavin opinion on Lucas' request to dig up the dead body?

9. In what way does Charles show he is the epiphany of a southern gentleman in chapter four?

10. Why does Charles have trouble sleeping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Faulkner is a American writer responsible for some of the greatest American novels of the 20th century. Examine Faulkner's life. What kind of upbringing did he have? What kind of education? What were the major themes of his work?Why do you think Faulkner's novels were so relevant in the mid twentieth century and continue to be relevant today?

Essay Topic 2

Intruder in the Dust is not only a southern Gothic novel, but it also crosses into other genres. What other genres does Faulkner use? What affect do these genre conventions have on the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Lucas's character. What is Lucas's character background? What is Lucas's motivation? Why do you think Faulkner specifically chose Lucas's character as the black victim?

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