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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 is the other rider's name?
2. What does Lucius need the doctor to look at?
3. Who has Miss Corrie asked to find her employment?
4. Why did Otis previously want to be a police officer?
5. What is Miss Corrie's real name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What differences does Chapter 11 show between Butch and the constable?
2. What is Ned's plan in Chapter 10?
3. How does Chapter 12 show the effects of sexual desire on an individual?
4. In what way has Lucius matured since the beginning of the novel?
5. In what way has Sam showed his worth to the group?
6. Describe the character of Butch.
7. In what way does Chapter 8 show the immense pride of the novel's black characters?
8. How did Otis and his aunt extort Miss Corrie?
9. In what way does the appearance of Grandfather give the story a sense of dread?
10. Describe what has happened between Butch, Boon, and Everbe.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the relationship between Lucius and Ned. Do you think they are more friends than master and servant? What does that say about the changing racial attitudes in south at that time? How different do you think their relationship would have changed if they met again today?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Faulkner use Memphis as his main setting? What affect does Memphis have on the characters' thoughts and actions? How would the story's meaning change if he used another setting such as Dallas? Would the characters act differently?
Essay Topic 3
The Reivers is written in the first person. Why do you think Faulkner chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it was written in the third person?
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