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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. Where does Gavin say the black man is from?

2. Who sits in the car with Sheriff Hampton?

3. Which one of the Gowrie clan is a draft dodger?

4. What kind of dogs are with the three men that appear from behind the church?

5. Why does Charles refuse to go with Gavin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In chapter six how does Uncle Gavin calm Charles down enough to take him to the cemetery?

3. Why did the Gowrie's not lynch Lucas behind the store?

4. Why does the Sheriff think that Lucas could not of killed Vinson?

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

6. Why do you think Mr. Gowrie asks his sons to dig up Vince's grave?

7. What is Uncle Gavin's take on the civil rights struggle in the South?

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

9. Why do the people surrounding the jail quickly disperse when they arrive with the dead body?

10. Why is Charles' father so angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faulkner foreshadows many of the events in the novel.

1) Define foreshadowing. What does foreshadowing give to a novel?

2) How do you think an author should use foreshadowing? Can it be under or overused?

3) Using two examples from the book discuss how Faulkner uses foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story and Faulkner? How does Faulkner use character and setting to express these themes?

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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