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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 does the doctor ask for as payment?

2. Who does Lucius ask to sleep with in this chapter?

3. Why did Corrie sleep with Butch?

4. Which two characters are arrested in this chapter?

5. What does Boon complain about that Corrie is not doing in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ned train the horse?

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

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

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

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

6. How can Lightning win the race?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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