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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. Where did Stevens attend college?

2. How does Temple feel about Stevens when he is sleeping?

3. What does Tommy do while in the barn?

4. What is Stevens most embarrassed about after leaving Taylor?

5. What is swollen on Stevens when he wakes up at the Frenchman Place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Temple brought to the plantation?

2. What does Narcissa think Benbow should do when she first sees him at her house?

3. Why does Ruby say she has stayed at the plantation?

4. How does Goodwin make a living?

5. What happens to Temple in the barn?

6. How does Temple fare the night she spends on the plantation?

7. What does Stevens do when he wakes up on the plantation?

8. What are some of the reasons Benbow gives for leaving his wife?

9. How does Tommy react to a fight on the plantation?

10. What insulting comment does Temple make about Goodwin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many things blamed for the trials Temple faces in this book. What are some of these things?

Essay Topic 2

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

Essay Topic 3

Narcissa highly disapproves of Benbow’s actions in the book. Why does she feel this way, and what does she do about it?

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