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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 is the other rider's name?

2. What had happened to Mr. Poleymus' wife the previous year?

3. Why does the policeman let the group pass?

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

5. What is Miss Corrie's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Chapter 8 show the immense pride of the novel's black characters?

2. What is Ned's plan in Chapter 10?

3. How does Chapter 12 show the effects of sexual desire on an individual?

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

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

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

7. Why does Ned question the officer for his arrest?

8. How did Otis and his aunt extort Miss Corrie?

9. In what way does the appearance of Grandfather give the story a sense of dread?

10. Describe what has happened between Butch, Boon, and Everbe.

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

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 3

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?

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