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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Henry bring home from college for Christmas one year?
2. What type of currency does Sutpen use to purchase his land?
3. What happens to Rosa Coldfield's aunt when Rosa was ten?
4. In what year does Stupen's marriage take place?
5. Which three characters have speaking roles in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jason Compson, who is telling much of the story presented in Chapter 2, know so much about Sutpen?
2. Why is Rosa Coldfield telling her story to Quentin Compson?
3. In Chapter 3, how does the breakout of the war affect the main characters of the story?
4. When Thomas Sutpen tells the story of his childhood to General Compson, he mentions that he lost his innocence when he went to the door of the planter's house and was told he must use the back door. What was the innocence in regard to?
5. Why is it significant that it rains on Sutpen's wedding night?
6. Several times throughout Chapter 4, Jason Compson mentions that Henry put Bon on "probation" for four years. What was the point of this probation?
7. Why did Sutpen want to have a big wedding, even though he knew it wasn't a good idea?
8. Chapter 6 reveals the way in which Thomas Sutpen insulted Rosa, an insult that led to Rosa calling off their engagement. How did Sutpen insult her?
9. What is Quentin distracted by at the end of Chapter 5 that causes him to stop paying attention to the story?
10. Repeatedly throughout Chapter 3, Ellen is referred to as "a butterfly." Why is she characterized this way, and what does it mean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Jason Compson is one of the primary tellers of the Sutpen story. What is Jason Compson's role in this novel, in reader interpretation of the novel, and in Quentin's attitudes about the South?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss why Clytie chose to stay at Sutpen's Hundred her entire life, and why she remained loyalty to her family until the end. Be sure to use specific examples from the text.
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