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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. What is Rosa Coldfield's father's occupation?
2. What does Charles Bon study at school?
3. Who writes the letter that is presented in Chapter 4?
4. Who builds Sutpen's house?
5. What does General Compson do on the day of Sutpen's wedding?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Several times throughout Chapter 4, Jason Compson mentions that Henry put Bon on "probation" for four years. What was the point of this probation?
3. Why didn't Rosa defy her father and attempt to reinstate the store so she could survive financially?
4. In Chapter 8, the reader receives a glimpse of the action that unfolded the night that Rosa and Quentin went to Sutpen's Hundred. How are these events similar to another situation that occurred at Sutpen's Hundred?
5. How did Judith's fiance die?
6. What reasons does Jason Compson give for Rosa hating her father?
7. What does Jason Compson identify as Henry's objection to Bon marrying Judith?
8. Why are there several different versions of how Charles Bon came to find out about his father in Chapter 8?
9. What does Chapter 6 imply about the reason why Judith took Charles Etienne Saint-Valery Bon in after he was orphaned?
10. What is Quentin's answer to Shreve's final question of the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the novel, Sutpen's house burns to the ground, eliminating the last vestiges of his former wealth. Compare the physical decline of the Sutpen estate to the decline of the Sutpen family.
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