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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. How old is Miss Burden when she discovers him stealing food from her house?
2. How does the relationship between Christmas and Miss Burden evolve?
3. Where is Christmas finally able to relax and sleep?
4. Christmas finds that Miss Burden's behavior is like that of a what?
5. How has Hightower always perceived his parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Percy Grimm castrate Christmas while he is still alive?
2. What does Hightower mean when he says the fading afternoon light is audible?
3. 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."
4. How does Christmas know that he has run far enough for now?
5. As Christmas runs to avoid the law, he stops at a cabin and trades shoes with a Negro woman. What is the significance of the traded shoes?
6. New life has significance in more than one way in this chapter. Explain.
7. Why is Hightower so upset that Byron has asked for his help with the situations regarding Lena and Christmas?
8. How does Faulkner show that women are more realistic and more forgiving in this chapter?
9. Why does Byron force an encounter with Brown after Brown flees from Lena in the cabin?
10. What does Hightower finally realize as he sits at his window watching the fading light?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Faulkner is a master at literary devices. Choose three examples of symbolism, metaphors, etc., and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Byron and Hightower. The men are friends but their core beliefs are at odds at points during the book. Also, Byron does not feel he is as good as Hightower yet he shows more compassion toward people. What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?
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