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A Gathering of Old Men
Ernest J. Gaines
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 and 2
Chapter 3: Myrtle Bouchard, aka Miss Merle
Chapter 4 and 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8: Louis Alfred Dimoulin, aka Lou Dimes
Chapter 9: Joseph Seabury, aka Rufe
Chapter 10 and 11
Chapter 12: Sully
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 15 and 16
Chapter 17–20
Characters
Character List
Candy Marshall
Beau Bauton
Sheriff Mapes
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1 and 2
Chapter 3: Myrtle Bouchard, aka Miss Merle
Chapter 4 and 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8: Louis Alfred Dimoulin, aka Lou Dimes
Chapter 9: Joseph Seabury, aka Rufe
Chapter 10 and 11
Chapter 12: Sully
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 15 and 16
Chapter 17-20
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
In what year was Gaines born?
1919
1897
1933
1929
2
of 5
Which relative was a major influence on Gaines' life because of her strength and determination?
His mother
His aunt
His grandmother
His younger sister
3
of 5
Where did Gaines and his family move to when he was fifteen?
Vallejo, California
San Jose, California
Adelanto, California
Vacaville, California
4
of 5
How many hours a day does Gaines work?
2
15
3
5
5
of 5
How is Gaines' work best categorized?
Southern fiction, science fiction
Southern fiction, African-American fiction
Magical realist, experimental fiction
Magical realist, horror fiction
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