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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 much is the reward for the apprehension of Miss Burden's murderer?
2. Where is Christmas finally able to relax and sleep?
3. What final horror is inflicted on Christmas before he dies?
4. The baby's first cry also has a strong emotional release for Byron. Why?
5. How does Milly Hines die?
Short Essay Questions
1. Other than the fact that he is a good person, why does Hightower feel the need to help Christmas?
2. 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."
3. New life has significance in more than one way in this chapter. Explain.
4. What does Hightower mean when he says the fading afternoon light is audible?
5. How does Mrs. Hines indirectly cause the death of Christmas, her grandson?
6. How does Christmas know that he has run far enough for now?
7. Explain why Christmas' arrival in the town of Mottstown means that he has come full circle in his life.
8. What does Hightower finally realize as he sits at his window watching the fading light?
9. Why is Hightower so upset that Byron has asked for his help with the situations regarding Lena and Christmas?
10. The cries of Lena's newborn child are significant for Byron. Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Racism is a major theme in the book and is Joe Christmas' main source of personal angst. Why does Christmas not just claim to be a white man to make his life easier? Why does he persist in declaring his partial black blood which only creates more problems for him?
Essay Topic 2
Faulkner compares Joe Christmas to Jesus Christ which is a popular literary technique in Faulkner's time. Identify the ways in which Christmas and Christ have similarities. Do you think this is blasphemous? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Byron assume that the stink coming from Hightower's house is that of goodness? Why can he not identify the odor as the stink of an unclean bachelor? Why does Faulkner use this imagery to drive home his points about the relationship between Byron and Hightower?
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