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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 does Gavin say has to give the black man the right to be free in the south?

3. What does Uncle Gavin say the crowd did when Charles suggests that they ran?

4. Why does Charles think the men have gathered around the jail?

5. Which brother did Vinson go into business with?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Charles think Lucas was not lynched?

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

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

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

5. What is different between the blacks in the north and the black in the south?

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

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

8. How is the sheriff proven wrong in chapter six?

9. Why do you think Lucas did not tell the full story in the first place?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faulkner often hints at a divide between the North and South of America. Using one example in the book discuss how Faulkner shows this divide. What do you think caused this divide? Is the divide still there today?

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

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?

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