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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Charles does when he arrives home?
(a) He goes to the haybarn
(b) He goes to the bathroom
(c) He runs up to his room
(d) He makes a cup of coffee

2. Where does Charles ride to with Gavin?
(a) To school
(b) To the undertakers
(c) Back to his house
(d) To the jail

3. What would of the towns people have thought the lynching of Lucas would of been before Mr. Gowries showed them Montgomeries body?
(a) Justice
(b) Funny
(c) Just life
(d) Murder

4. What age had Charles's mother sworn she would allow her son coffee?
(a) 16
(b) 24
(c) 21
(d) 18

5. Which brother did Vinson go into business with?
(a) Peter
(b) Forrest
(c) Bryan
(d) Crawford

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting in Gavin's office?

2. Where does Gavin suggest the bodies could be buried?

3. Who digs the grave?

4. What are the two women doing outside the jail?

5. What does Uncle Gavin say the crowd did when Charles suggests that they ran?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the sheriff proven wrong in chapter six?

2. In what way does Faulkner portray Miss Habersham as a strong woman?

3. Why does Charles hold such respect for Miss Habersham?

4. Why do you think Charles is so enraged by the behavior of the crowd?

5. Why did Crawford kill Jake?

6. Why do you think Mr. Gowrie asks his sons to dig up Vince's grave?

7. What is Uncle Gavin's take on the civil rights struggle in the South?

8. Why do the people surrounding the jail quickly disperse when they arrive with the dead body?

9. Describe Crawford and Vinson's lumber business.

10. How does Aleck Sander show his bravery during the trip back from the cemetery?

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