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"Light in August" is a Mississippi term for: |
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birth by cesarean section |
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the birth of farm animals |
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the birth of twins |
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the harvest of wheat |
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| 2. |
At the center of Light in August is a profound double plot consisting of: |
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Lena Grove and the birth of her child, countered by the death of Hightower's wife |
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Lena Grove and the birth of her child, countered by the murder of Joanna Burden |
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Lena Grove and the birth of her child, countered by Joe Christmas and his violent death |
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Joe Christmas and his violent death, countered by the death of Hightower's grandfather |
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| 3. |
Light in August opens and closes with sections about: |
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Byron Bunch |
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Gail Hightower |
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Lena Grove |
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Joe Brown |
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Hightower attempts to help Joe Christmas by saying that: |
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Joe wasn't sleeping with Joanna Burden, he was. |
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Joe was in Mottstown the night of the murder. |
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Joe was in Memphis the night of the murder. |
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Joe was with him on the night of the murder. |
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Who says, "My, my. A body does get around"? |
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Lena Grove |
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Mrs. Armstid |
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Mrs. Hines |
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Mrs. McEachern |
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| 6. |
What does Joe Christmas sneak tastes of while living at the orphanage? |
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sardines |
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muck |
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toothpaste |
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whiskey |
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During the course of the novel, where does Byron Bunch work? |
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in the sheriff's office |
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in Hightower's church |
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at the orphanage |
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at the planing mill |
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Searching for the father of her child, Lena Grove walks from: |
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Alabama to Mississippi |
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Tennessee to Mississippi |
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Chicago to Memphis |
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Memphis to Jefferson |
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What is the name of Joe Christmas's birth mother? |
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Nelly |
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Milly |
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Bobbie |
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Mrs. McEachern |
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| 10. |
What reward is offered for information leading to the capture of Joanna Burden's murderer? |
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$100 |
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$500 |
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$1,000 |
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$5,000 |
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