The author writes the passage to give the reader a kind of _____________.

A．They were the place where he grew up and his family took an important role in the history of that region.
B．His work became a touchstone.
C．He cared about the troubled issues of southern America.
D．He felt sympathy for the poor in southern America.

A．William Faulkner's work focuses on several troubled problems of southern America.
B．William Faulkner died one hundred years ago.
C．Although William Faulkner could not graduate from high school, he had great interests in writing.
D．William Faulkner once took part in the army when he was young.