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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. Of what does Hightower think his mother died?
2. Why did Hightower's grandfather never visit his son's home?
3. What does Christmas trade a black woman for when he is on the run?
4. Why does Lena move into the cabin?
5. Who is the National Guard soldier who stakes out Christmas with his troops?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hightower mean when he says the fading afternoon light is audible?
2. Why does Percy Grimm castrate Christmas while he is still alive?
3. Explain why Christmas' arrival in the town of Mottstown means that he has come full circle in his life.
4. Why do the Negroes of Mottstown support Mr. Hines who preaches white supremacy in Negro churches?
5. Why does Byron force an encounter with Brown after Brown flees from Lena in the cabin?
6. 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."
7. Why is Hightower so upset that Byron has asked for his help with the situations regarding Lena and Christmas?
8. Why does Christmas refuse to marry Miss Burden and raise a family?
9. What is the symbolism of the odor in Hightower's house?
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
The town of Jefferson seems to be filled with misfits. This is not uncommon in the Southern Gothic style of literature which Faulkner writes. Why do you think there are so many unusual or eccentric characters? Could the story be told with more average characters or is it necessary to populate the town with eccentrics? Explain in context with other Southern Gothic literature with which you may be familiar.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
A major theme in the book is the status and treatment of women in society. Why are women who step outside the boundaries of so-called proper behavior chastised and alienated by the men but accepted by the women? Why are the prominent men in the town especially anxious to get rid of Lena? Why do they not show any compassion for the young woman?
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