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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 Grandfather die?

2. What is Boon supposed to do with the car when he returns from town?

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

4. What year did Hightower come to Ballenbaugh's?

5. What does Grandfather accidentally spit out of the car's front window?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Boon persuade Lucius to join him in his plan?

4. What does Lucius learn during the novel?

5. Summarize the novel.

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

7. What does the conversation in Chapter 4 between Boon and Lucius show about both characters?

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

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

10. Describe Boon's situation as a retainer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel covers the taboo subject of prostitution. Do you think prostitution is a major problem in other countries? Which countries do the students think manage to deal with prostitution better? In what way is it better?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think black men were emasculated during slavery? What affects do you think this had on black men when slavery was finally abolished? Do the students think these affects are still apparent today? How has black masculinity developed since the time of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Faulkner use Memphis as his main setting? What affect does Memphis have on the characters' thoughts and actions? How would the story's meaning change if he used another setting such as Dallas? Would the characters act differently?

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