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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Temple tells Benbow all the details of the night __________________.
(a) she wrecked her car.
(b) at Old Frenchman Place.
(c) she was crowned Homecoming Queen.
(d) she graduated high school.

2. Who is Eustace Graham?
(a) Baptist minister.
(b) Newspaper editor.
(c) College professor.
(d) District Attorney.

3. Popeye takes Temple to a bar that has _______________.
(a) karaoke.
(b) gambling.
(c) cock fighting.
(d) dancing.

4. Who offers to sell information about Temple to Benbow?
(a) Riordan.
(b) Williams.
(c) Valasquez.
(d) Snopes.

5. Who owns the business in #95?
(a) Dr. Jerome Hunter.
(b) Sister Mary Catherine.
(c) Lady Sally Ann.
(d) Miss Reba Rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the doctor who services the whorehouse?

2. Narcissa thinks that Benbow is _______________ for defending Goodwin.

3. What is Temple's drink of choice?

4. Who was the man who was killed in the story?

5. What realization does Temple finally come to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Benbow show that he is a compassionate man?

2. How does Benbow meet Senator Snopes and what information does he give Benbow regarding Temple?

3. Why does Temple leave Popeye at the bar and return to Reba's alone?

4. Explain the metaphor of Temple's being tossed around during the rough car ride.

5. Why is Temple's story especially disturbing for Benbow?

6. What is the nature of Narcissa's visit with Eustace Graham?

7. What is strange about Reba's lack of questioning Temple's situation?

8. How does Faulkner finally indicate who was murdered?

9. Who is Eustace Graham?

10. What is Goodwin's fatalistic approach to his case?

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