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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 Mr. Coldfield's association with Sutpen before the marriage?
2. Why is Quentin Compson going to leave Jefferson in the fall?
3. Which three characters have speaking roles in Chapter 1?
4. Why does Sutpen get arrested?
5. How is Charles Bon killed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are there several different versions of how Charles Bon came to find out about his father in Chapter 8?
2. Explain why Sutpen chooses Ellen Coldfield to be his bride over all the other women in Jefferson.
3. Characterize the change in public opinion about Sutpen that occurs in the first few years of his residence in Jefferson, and explain why that change occurs.
4. What is Quentin distracted by at the end of Chapter 5 that causes him to stop paying attention to the story?
5. Why does Rosa take such an intense interest in Judith's wedding?
6. In Chapter 8, what is meant by the fact that Quentin and Shreve feel as though there are four people in their dorm room?
7. Why is Rosa Coldfield telling her story to Quentin Compson?
8. Why was Rosa offended that Wash Jones came to the front of the house when he arrived to notify her of Charles Bon's death?
9. Why do the townspeople show up at the wedding to throw dirt and vegetables? Is it something more than the fact that they don't like Sutpen?
10. Why did Sutpen want to marry Rosa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways can the novel be interpreted as Quentin's story rather than Thomas Sutpen's story? Be sure to use specific examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Does the novel put forth a commentary about fate? If so, what is it? Please provide specific examples from the novel.
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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