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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 long does Grandfather say it will take until the road will be impassible by an automobile?

2. What is Ludus' excuse for not returning with the team?

3. How does Ned want to win back the vehicle?

4. What is the name of the young woman who meets them at the door?

5. Who does Boon say can help Ned find somewhere to stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ned going to win back the automobile?

2. Summarize the novel.

3. Describe Boon's situation as a retainer.

4. How does Grandfather's purchase of the automobile show him to be a proud man?

5. How does the final scene in Chapter 4 express the theme of racism?

6. How does the ploughman persuade Boon to pay him more money?

7. What is the plan to get the horse on the train?

8. What does the ploughman's extortion of Boon express?

9. What does Lucius feel after he has driven the vehicle?

10. How does Miss Reba think Sam can assist them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Faulkner's writing style. How long are his sentences and paragraphs? What kind of language does he use? What meaning and tone does his style give to the novel? What do you think his style says about him as a person?

Essay Topic 2

The novel deals with the theme of racism. Do you think America has promoted racism at some points in its history? In what aspects of society do you think it has been promoted? Why do you think that was? How much do students think racism is ingrained into people? Can people stop being racist?

Essay Topic 3

Faulkner is a native of the southern states. Do you think it is better to write about what you know? What does a piece lack when it is written without a deep knowledge of the subject?

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