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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 kind of look does Charles think Lucas has in his eyes?

2. Why is the sheriff reluctant to do anything?

3. What day do they bury the murdered man?

4. What does the constable chain Lucas to?

5. What does Uncle Gavin and the Sheriff want the boys to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does chapter five express Charles's need to come of age as a man?

2. In this chapter how does Faulkner show what he thinks is the main difference between men and women?

3. In what way does chapter five express the segregation between black and white people?

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

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

6. Why does Charles have trouble sleeping?

7. In what way does Charles think Lucas is different?

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

9. Describe what Charles remembers about Lucas from four years ago

10. In what way in chapter five does Uncle Gavin take control of the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1940s. How does Faulkner express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Faulkner's writing style. How would you describe Faulkner's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Faulkner's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Aleck and Charles. Do you think they are more friends than master and servant? What does that say about the changing racial attitudes in south at that time? How different do you think there relationship would of changed if they met again today?

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