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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 the stranger take Christmas?
2. What is the name of the old couple who lives in Mottstown?
3. What favor does Byron ask of Hightower?
4. What does the sheriff tell Byron he will do?
5. What does the old man do when he hears that Christmas has killed a white woman?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism of the odor in Hightower's house?
2. New life has significance in more than one way in this chapter. Explain.
3. Why does Byron force an encounter with Brown after Brown flees from Lena in the cabin?
4. Explain this statement made by Christmas: "Whether they are seventeen or fortyseven, when they finally come to surrender completely, it's going to be in words."
5. Why do the Negroes of Mottstown support Mr. Hines who preaches white supremacy in Negro churches?
6. Why does Christmas feel he will be safe at Miss Burden's place?
7. Explain why Christmas' arrival in the town of Mottstown means that he has come full circle in his life.
8. Other than the fact that he is a good person, why does Hightower feel the need to help Christmas?
9. What does Hightower finally realize as he sits at his window watching the fading light?
10. How does Faulkner show that women are more realistic and more forgiving in this chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Christmas have trouble accepting kindnesses, especially from women? What role, if any, do the dietitician, Mrs. McEachern and Miss Burden play in his inability to receive kindness?
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Hightower is really forced to resign from his minister position? Was it because his wife disgraced him with improper behavior? Or is there some hidden story related to rumors of his homosexuality? Explain your perspective.
Essay Topic 3
Explain Faulkner's use of symbolism and imagery in the book as related to the topic of light. What does the light in August represent? Which characters are especially affected by this light and what does it mean to them?
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