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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. Why did Otis previously want to be a police officer?

2. How large is the gap between the carriage and the car?

3. Which two characters are arrested in this chapter?

4. What is the other rider's name?

5. Where has Otis been found?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the characters get the horse onto the train in Chapter 7?

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

3. In what way has Sam showed his worth to the group?

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

5. What differences does Chapter 11 show between Butch and the constable?

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

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

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

9. How does Lucius show his maturation as a young adult in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What difference does dialect make in the novel? Do the students think there are times that dialect does not work? When should a writer use dialect?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner is a American writer responsible for some of the greatest American novels of the 20th century. Examine Faulkner's life. What kind of upbringing did he have? What kind of education? What were the major themes of his work? Why do you think Faulkner's novels were so relevant in the mid-20th century and continue to be relevant today?

Essay Topic 3

The Reivers is written in three parts. Examine the structure of the novel.

1) In what way does the first few chapters show the importance of a child's upbringing.

2) What themes are developed in the middle part of the novel?

3) Why do you think Grandfather stops Lucius' father from beating him at the end of the novel?

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