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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. What uniform is Minnie dressed in in this chapter?

2. Where has Otis been found?

3. What does the doctor ask for as payment?

4. What does the woman at the doctor's office announce Corrie and Lucius as?

5. Who does Ned wait for to clean his clothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the content in this chapter show Lucius as still a child?

2. Describe Otis.

3. How did the constable react to the fight between Butch and Boon?

4. How does Ned train the horse?

5. What does Corrie's character symbolize about women during the early 1900s in southern America?

6. How does Chapter 9 express themes of deception and abuse of power?

7. In what way has Lucius matured since the beginning of the novel?

8. What information does Lycurgus give Lucius in Chapter 11?

9. What does Ned think Otis will do in Chapter 9?

10. Describe the character of Butch.

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

Compare Lucius and Boon.

1) What is their relationship with their parents?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think Boon feels inferior to Lucius? How does this affect their relationship.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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