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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 kind of man does Narcissa have to dinner?

2. Why is Howard's wife crying when Buck sees her one day?

3. Where are Jubal and his master in 'Mountain Victory'?

4. What war was taking place in 'Turnabout?

5. Where does Narcissa say she is going for 3 days?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the judge's son in 'Beyond' die?

2. What does the president in 'Lo' do when Weddel's uncle comes to the White House?

3. What does the president in 'Lo' tell his guards to do to stop the Indian Delegation from coming to the White House a second time?

4. How does Faulkner describe the quiet in the Sartoris house?

5. What strange thing happens on Claude's first air raid?

6. How does Vatch say he once killed a rebel?

7. What question does Captain Bogard ask himself at the end of 'Turnabout'?

8. What did the president in 'Lo' purchase for his servants, and why?

9. What happens as Weddel and Hule are leaving Vatch's house?

10. What does Narcissa do to get her letters back in 'There Was a Queen' and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was your favorite story from this collection, and why? How did it differ from the other stories, and what caused you to relate to it?

Essay Topic 2

What did the President in 'Lo' want his servants to do, and what did this request reveal about his character?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in these stories all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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