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Barn Burning
William Faulkner
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Analysis
Structure and Style
Setting
Dialect and Diction
Characters
Character List
Colonel Sartoris Snopes
Abner Snopes
Lennie Snopes
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz
Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
What value is held above all else by Abner Snopes?
Honesty
Bravery
Family loyalty
Accountability
2
of 5
What motif changes from being something suffocating to suggesting freedom by the end of the story?
Darkness
Fire
Wealth
The wilderness
3
of 5
What food does Abner Snopes buy in town during the de Spain trial that he splits with his sons?
Deer
Cheese
Bread
Squirrel
4
of 5
What does Abner Snopes build that is “inadequate” when they leave town after the trial with Mr. Harris?
A house
A tent
A fire
A latrine
5
of 5
What item in the story represents Abner Snopes’s resentment at being denied opportunity and privilege?
The rug
The barn
The hog
The fire
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