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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 Aleck offer Charles to help him out of the water?

2. Why do they think that no one will lynch Lucas with Miss Habersham keeping guard?

3. What does Charles notice about the roads?

4. Who does Charles ride into town with to see Lucas?

5. When is Charles afraid the the town folk will lynch Lucas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the black prisoners so quiet the night Lucas is taken into the prison?

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

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

5. Why do the town think Lucas is guilty of the murder?

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

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

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

9. What is the unwritten code of the south when a black man commits a crime against a white man?

10. Why does Miss Habersham help Lucas out?

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

Faulkner sets the novel in the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha. Do you think the county resembles any real life setting? Why do you think Faulkner has chosen to use a fictional county? What difference do you think it would make if he used a real county in Mississippi?

Essay Topic 3

Faulkner uses southern dialect. What meaning do you think Faulkner's use of dialect brings to the novel? Do you think the dialect is accurate? Why do you think some authors choose to use dialect while others choose not to? Which method do you think is better?

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