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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 the road stops being clear?

2. Who looks after Grandfather's automobile?

3. What is the doctor's surname?

4. What do the three men do once they pass Hell Creek?

5. Whose staff did Boon join at the hunting camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plot elements does this chapter introduce?

2. Describe Boon's character.

3. Why does Ned feel so at ease with the prostitutes?

4. What lies does Lucius tell in Chapter 3?

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

6. How does the ploughman persuade Boon to pay him more money?

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

8. In what ways can Maury be seen as a positive character?

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

10. Why does Boon want to kill Ludus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Faulkner is a native of the area he writes about and adheres to the rule that writers should always write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Faulkner was a native of Mississippi? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there moments when you think Faulkner does not portray a character or setting well? What affect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the story do the students think are not so reliable and why? How different would the story be from another character's point of view? Would the story have different themes?

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