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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 animal did Ned train to run like a horse?

2. Which two characters will walk the horse to the train?

3. Which city does Boon not mention?

4. Where does Boon get his coat and grip?

5. What is the doctor's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ned going to win back the automobile?

2. How does Boon persuade Lucius to join him in his plan?

3. Why did Grandfather purchase an automobile?

4. What does Lucius learn about Binford?

5. What does Lucius learn during the novel?

6. What are the elements of virtue and non-virtue that are shown in this chapter?

7. What lies does Lucius tell in Chapter 3?

8. What does the Iron Bridge symbolize?

9. What is the plan to get the horse on the train?

10. What plot elements does this chapter introduce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What difference does dialect make in the novel? Do the students think there are times that dialect does not work? When should a writer use dialect?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Faulkner's books have similar characters, themes, or settings? How has Faulkner's work matured over the years?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the southern Gothic genre.

1) What are the typical plot, character, and settings of the genre?

2) How has the genre developed over the years?

3) In general what thoughts and feeling does the southern Gothic novel express?

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