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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 Mr. Gowrie pull out from his undershirt?
2. Which one of the Gowrie clan is a draft dodger?
3. What part of the body was Vinson shot?
4. What does Gavin say happens in early May?
5. What does Charles's mother give him when he arrives home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Charles is so enraged by the behavior of the crowd?
2. Why do you think Lucas did not tell the full story in the first place?
3. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.
4. What is Uncle Gavin's take on the civil rights struggle in the South?
5. Why is Charles' father so angry?
6. Why is Charles so interested in why the black worker is plowing the field?
7. Why did the Gowrie's not lynch Lucas behind the store?
8. What is different between the blacks in the north and the black in the south?
9. In chapter six, in what way does Charles' mother show that she is accepting the fact her son is growing up?
10. Why do you think Mr. Gowrie asks his sons to dig up Vince's grave?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Closely consider at the novel's plot.
1) Identify the main plot points of the story. How do they work towards a final resolution?
2) How does Faulkner use character to further the plot?
3) How does Faulkner use dialogue to further the plot.
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
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?
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