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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. Why are the taxes on Emily's house suspended?

2. What is Snopes told he should do after his case is thrown out?

3. Where does Minne Cooper live in 'Dry September'?

4. What is the name of Snopes's boss?

5. Who let people inside the house when Emily died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Nancy tell the children in 'That Evening Sun' when they stay at her house?

2. What happens when McLendon gets home after the murder in 'Dry September'?

3. What does Emily do when she turns 40 to giver herself some release?

4. What causes Pete to want to join the Army?

5. Why does Emily's father not have to pay taxes on his house?

6. What does the White family do to help Nancy not be scared?

7. Why is Snopes let free at the end of his trial at the beginning of 'Barn Burning'?

8. What do men find in the upper story of Emily's house when she dies?

9. What does De Spain demand when Snopes's wife further increases the insult her husband made to De Spain on his first day working?

10. What do the townspeople do at Emily's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was a lot of interesting advice given and received in these stories. What are some examples of this advice, and what were the consequences of it?

Essay Topic 2

Foolishness was a very common folly highlighted in this collection of stories. What are some of the main examples of this, and what message was being sent through this blatant foolishness?

Essay Topic 3

These stories place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plots. Why might Faulkner have chosen these particular places for the stories to take place?

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