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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. To where are Boon and Lucius planning to travel?

2. What does the plow man do when people get stuck in the mud?

3. What is Sam's job at the railway?

4. How far does Ludus' girlfriend live from town?

5. With what have the holes in the path been filled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lucius so horrified that Boon has changed clothes?

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

3. Describe Ballenbaugh's.

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

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

6. Describe what Lucius sees along the path.

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

8. Describe Boon's situation as a retainer.

9. Why does Boon want to kill Ludus?

10. What does Lucius learn during the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Lucius and Ned. Do you think they are more friends than master and servant? What does that say about the changing racial attitudes in south at that time? How different do you think their relationship would have changed if they met again today?

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