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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. Why is Quentin listening to the story about Sutpen?
2. Who writes the letter that is presented in Chapter 4?
3. What does General Compson do on the day of Sutpen's wedding?
4. Who posts bond so Sutpen can be released from jail?
5. Who builds Sutpen's house?
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. The story of Sutpen's youth as a poor white on a plantation describes considerable hostility from poor whites directed at black slaves. What was the cause of this hostility?
3. Why does Judith give the letter from Charles Bon away?
4. 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?
5. Why does Jason Compson, who is telling much of the story presented in Chapter 2, know so much about Sutpen?
6. What reasons does Jason Compson give for Rosa hating her father?
7. Why is Rosa Coldfield telling her story to Quentin Compson?
8. 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.
9. In Chapter 4, Jason Compson says that "...it must have been Henry who seduced Judith, not Bon..." What does this mean?
10. How does Rosa depict Judith's reaction to Charles Bon's murder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how Thomas Sutpen could be interpreted as a sympathetic character. Who in the novel views Supten sympathetically? Be sure to use specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Point to cases of irony in the novel. What is the role of irony in the novel? How does the irony in the novel contribute to our understanding of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the relationships between Charles and Henry, Henry and Judith, and Charles and Judith.
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