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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. Whose body do they find?

2. Who is the name of the one armed man?

3. Where does Gavin suggest the bodies could be buried?

4. What does Gavin say happens in early May?

5. What did the sheriff and Uncle Gavin do while Charles slept?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Charles' father so angry?

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

3. Why is Charles so interested in why the black worker is plowing the field?

4. Who does the sheriff think the man is who passed Charles on the road to the cemetery?

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

6. In what way does Faulkner portray Miss Habersham as a strong woman?

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

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

9. How does Aleck Sander show his bravery during the trip back from the cemetery?

10. In chapter six, in what way does Charles' mother show that she is accepting the fact her son is growing up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Faulkner's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Falkner subvert stereotypes in this book? Take one character and discuss your first impression of that character? Does Faulkner challenge that first impression?

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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