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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 gift do the servants in 'Lo' bring to the president?

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

3. What does Jubal wear on his head?

4. What irritates the old man in 'Beyond' when he dies?

5. Who is never named in 'Lo'?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Howard and Buck from 'Honor' were two characters who were very similar in their natures, but were markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic characters.

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