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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 is Claude arrested for in 'Turnabout'?

2. What causes Claude to do the thing that got him arrested?

3. What did Vatch's father once do to a rebel officer?

4. What kind of man does Narcissa have to dinner?

5. What war took place shortly before 'Lo' began?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the woman with the boy in 'Beyond' say when she sees the picture of the judge's son?

3. What happens during the air show after the affair between Buck and Mildred is revealed?

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

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

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

7. What does Narcissa do when she returns from her trip to Memphis?

8. What does Mildred do when she first sees Buck after their affair in 'Honor'?

9. Who is the judge in 'Beyond' surrounded by when he dies, and why?

10. What is the main motivation of Miss Jenny in 'There Was a Queen'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What role does symbolism play in the story 'A Rose for Emily' and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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