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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. Who takes Temple out of the courtroom?

2. What information does Benbow uncover about Temple?

3. What does Narcissa plan to tell Belle?

4. Who is shocked when he learns about Temple's situation?

5. Snopes can be characterized as ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Snopes show his vehement prejudice against Jews?

2. Why does Reba tell Temple that she should feel lucky that Popeye has chosen her?

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

4. What crime has Popeye committed against Temple?

5. What does Benbow learn about Temple and Popeye's location just prior to the trial?

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

7. What is Goodwin's ultimate fate?

8. How do Virgil Snopes and Fonzo unwittingly end up staying at Reba's whorehouse?

9. Why does Clarence ridicule Virgil and Fonzo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book SANCTUARY? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Faulkner points out the decay in the American South. How is the South in 1930 radically different from the Old South in the glorious days? What is Faulkner's opinion of the changes that have occurred?

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