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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 does Narcissa want Benbow to do?

2. Who is the current beau of Benbow's sister?

3. How does Popeye introduce Benbow to the men at Old Frenchman Place?

4. What town does Benbow need to reach by dark?

5. Who do Popeye and Temple pass by without any sign of recognition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Benbow and what is his objective for needing to cross the spring?

2. What is the nature of Goodwin's whiskey operation?

3. What are some of the reasons that Benbow gives for leaving his wife, Belle?

4. How does Ruby treat Temple and what advice does she give her?

5. Why does Popeye feel the need to assert himself in every situation and why is he a powerful person in the operation?

6. Explain why Benbow assigns a gender to nature.

7. Why is Tommy impotent to completely help Temple when she desperately needs it?

8. Which two characters seem to show the most compassion for Temple?

9. How does Chapter 1 of SANCTUARY begin?

10. Who is Ruby and how does Benbow meet her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Benbow. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Faulkner use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Faulkner's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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