Light In August Quiz
Faulkner's giving us the flat facts—but can you keep your facts straight? See how well you unpack the truth with this multiple choice quiz.


 1. "Light in August" is a Mississippi term for:
2. At the center of Light in August is a profound double plot consisting of:
3. Light in August opens and closes with sections about:
4. Hightower attempts to help Joe Christmas by saying that:
5. Who says, "My, my. A body does get around"?
6. What does Joe Christmas sneak tastes of while living at the orphanage?
7. During the course of the novel, where does Byron Bunch work?
8. Searching for the father of her child, Lena Grove walks from:
9. What is the name of Joe Christmas's birth mother?
10. What reward is offered for information leading to the capture of Joanna Burden's murderer?