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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 Lightning's previous name?

2. How can Lucius tell the difference between a bordello and a normal house?

3. Where does Ned say Otis is likely to end up?

4. What is Miss Corrie's real name?

5. What reason does Corrie give for crying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Otis.

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

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

4. In what way does Boon show a lack of understanding for Corrie in Chapter 9?

5. What was Lightning form in previous races?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing plays a big part in the novel. What is foreshadowing? How does Faulkner use foreshadowing in the novel? What affect does it have on the novel's meaning?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think black men were emasculated during slavery? What affects do you think this had on black men when slavery was finally abolished? Do the students think these affects are still apparent today? How has black masculinity developed since the time of the novel?

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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