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Barn Burning

William Faulkner

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Characters
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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

Further Study Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

1 of 5
Snopes tells Sartoris, "You're getting to be a man" after doing what to him?

Locking him out
Hitting him
Cutting him
Depriving him food

2 of 5
What feeling does the de Spain house give to Sartoris?

Anxiety
Jealousy
Excitement and drive
Peace and joy

3 of 5
Which of the following is not a phrase used by Faulkner to describe Abner Snopes?

Forged from steel
Ironlike
A mechanical presence
Cut from tin

4 of 5
What animal does Faulkner compare Abner Snopes to?

Scorpion
Bull
Snake
Wasp

5 of 5
What does Sartoris do to Lennie at the end of the story?

Kills her
Kisses her
Abandons her
Betrays her

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Barn Burning

Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

1 of 5
Snopes tells Sartoris, "You're getting to be a man" after doing what to him?

2 of 5
What feeling does the de Spain house give to Sartoris?

3 of 5
Which of the following is not a phrase used by Faulkner to describe Abner Snopes?

4 of 5
What animal does Faulkner compare Abner Snopes to?

5 of 5
What does Sartoris do to Lennie at the end of the story?

Popular pages: Barn Burning

Character List CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia?

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

Every Scene of Hamlet Summed Up in a Single Sentence

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from The Office

1 of 5 Snopes tells Sartoris, "You're getting to be a man" after doing what to him?

2 of 5 What feeling does the de Spain house give to Sartoris?

3 of 5 Which of the following is not a phrase used by Faulkner to describe Abner Snopes?

4 of 5 What animal does Faulkner compare Abner Snopes to?

5 of 5 What does Sartoris do to Lennie at the end of the story?

Popular pages: Barn Burning

Character List CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia?

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

Every Scene of Hamlet Summed Up in a Single Sentence

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from The Office

1 of 5
Snopes tells Sartoris, "You're getting to be a man" after doing what to him?

2 of 5
What feeling does the de Spain house give to Sartoris?

3 of 5
Which of the following is not a phrase used by Faulkner to describe Abner Snopes?

4 of 5
What animal does Faulkner compare Abner Snopes to?

5 of 5
What does Sartoris do to Lennie at the end of the story?