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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. Why does Charles think that Lucas was not lynched immediately?

2. What does Gavin tell Charles never to stop doing?

3. What does the sheriff think Jack Montgomerie tried to do before he died?

4. What does Mr. Gowrie do with his son's dead body?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the Gowrie clan

5. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.

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

7. Why does Charles hold such respect for Miss Habersham?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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