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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Thomas Sutpen tells Henry at their last meeting?

2. What organization is Sutpen asked to join, but which he declines to be a part of?

3. Where do Quentin and Shreve believe that Henry was wounded?

4. Who is the primary narrator of Chapter 8?

5. Who is Jim Bond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways are children in this novel punished for what their parents have done? Is this punishment intended to be a larger commentary? If so, of what? Be sure to use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

When Sutpen's final child is born, he refers to her as a "mare." How can this comparison between horses and women apply to the way all of the women in the novel are treated and viewed?

Essay Topic 3

The novel closes with Quentin insisting that he does not hate the South. Does he? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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