Think you’ve got your head wrapped around A Gathering of Old Men? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What is the one force that every character seems to have to deal with in one way or another?
Volcanic Eruption
Floods
Change
Blizzards
Q. Which major theme might have the most to do with characters like Mapes and his deputies?
Justice and Judgment
Change
Society and Class
Death
Q. When Charlie Biggs keeps insisting that he's no longer a boy, it's another example of this theme in the text.
Racism
Men and Masculinity
Change
Women and Femininity
Q. Which of the following exemplifies a "vision of the gallant South"?
Miss Bea's Pea Picker
Miss Merle's Apple Pie
Aunt Glo's Turnips
Johnny Paul's talk about flowers
Q. The violence we see in A Gathering of Old Men is connected to a lot of things, but it most generally has to do with the theme of…
Gender
Power
Pride
Gluttony