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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 letters from Narcissa?

2. What is Howard's occupation?

3. What cut Buck's education short?

4. What does Jubal call Vatch's sister?

5. Where does Howard's wife announce her decision to leave her husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Buck feel during the awkward confrontation with Howard after his affair with Mildred?

4. What does Buck receive six months after his affair is revealed to Howard?

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

6. Why does Weddel say he cannot leave immediately from Vatch's house in 'Mountain Victory'?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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