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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. Where does Boon say they will reach in the morning?

2. Who is responsible for the stem power plant?

3. Which two characters will walk behind Sam and Boon?

4. What is the name of the family Lucius has to stay with?

5. For how long does Lucius think the car can travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucius learn about Binford?

2. How does Grandfather's purchase of the automobile show him to be a proud man?

3. What does the ploughman's extortion of Boon express?

4. What does the conversation in Chapter 4 between Boon and Lucius show about both characters?

5. What does Lucius feel after he has driven the vehicle?

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

7. Why do they have to make the 23 train in Chapter 3?

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

9. Why can Boon not lock the automobile in the garage?

10. Describe Boon's situation as a retainer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Faulkner is a American writer responsible for some of the greatest American novels of the 20th century. Examine Faulkner's life. What kind of upbringing did he have? What kind of education? What were the major themes of his work? Why do you think Faulkner's novels were so relevant in the mid-20th century and continue to be relevant today?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters from the novel.

1) What is the character's background.

2) What is the character's motivation and goals?

3) What do you think the character adds to the story? How would the story change if the character was removed?

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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