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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. Who takes letters from Narcissa?

2. What is Howard's wife doing just before she and Buck have an affair?

3. What was the occupation of the old man in 'Beyond'?

4. Where are Jubal and his master in 'Mountain Victory'?

5. What was Buck's occupation in the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faulkner describe the quiet in the Sartoris house?

2. What does Mildred do when she first sees Buck after their affair in 'Honor'?

3. What strange thing happens on Claude's first air raid?

4. How did the judge's son in 'Beyond' die?

5. Who is the judge in 'Beyond' surrounded by when he dies, and why?

6. Why does Captain Bogard miss seeing the hit on the Argentinian ship in 'Turnabout'?

7. What happens during the air show after the affair between Buck and Mildred is revealed?

8. What does Narcissa do to get her letters back in 'There Was a Queen' and why?

9. What did the president in 'Lo' purchase for his servants, and why?

10. What does Hule ask Weddel to do in 'Mountain Victory'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this book whenever war was the background. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how did it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in these stories all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

These stories place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plots. Why might Faulkner have chosen these particular places for the stories to take place?

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