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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. In what drawer in his desk does father keep his pistol?

2. What does Ned have a special talent for?

3. Where does Boon say the road stops being clear?

4. What does Boon say he needs on the way back from the station?

5. How old was Boon when he arrived at the hunting camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can Boon not lock the automobile in the garage?

2. What are the elements of virtue and non-virtue that are shown in this chapter?

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

4. In what ways can Maury be seen as a positive character?

5. Describe what Lucius sees along the path.

6. Summarize the novel.

7. What themes does Chapter 3 introduce?

8. What does the Iron Bridge symbolize?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters from the novel.

1) What is the character's background.

2) What is the character's motivation and goals?

3) What do you think the character adds to the story? How would the story change if the character was removed?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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