Light in August

by William Faulkner

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Chapter 1

Questions

1. Why has Lena come to Mississippi?
2. What does Armstid ask Lena?
3. What does Mrs. Armstid give to Lena?
4. Where does Armstid take Lena the following day?
5. What does Varner tell Lena about the father of her child?

Answers

1. She's looking for Lucas Burch, the father of her child.
2. To spend the night at his house
3. Money
4. The storefront, where she'll be able to catch a wagon into town
5. That he's called Bunch, not Burch