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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 far does Ludus' girlfriend live from town?

2. Who is responsible for the stem power plant?

3. Which city does Boon not mention?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ballenbaugh's.

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

3. Describe Boon's character.

4. Describe Boon's situation as a retainer.

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

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

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

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

9. In what way does Binford abuse the women in his charge?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the story do the students think are not so reliable and why? How different would the story be from another character's point of view? Would the story have different themes?

Essay Topic 3

The novel depicts the class system in early 20th-century America.

1) How and why was life changing for the working classes in early 20th-century America? How difficult was it for a member of the lower classes to make an impact on society?

2) What were the role of the upper classes in early 20th-century America? How much control did they have?

3) Do you think there is still a recognizable class system in America? In what ways has it changed?

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