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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 does Thomas Sutpen do during the war?
2. Why is Quentin Compson going to leave Jefferson in the fall?
3. Where is Quentin while he's listening to the story about Thomas Sutpen?
4. Where does Mr. Coldfield die?
5. Who does Henry bring home from college for Christmas one year?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 5, Rosa says there is "something in that house," referring to Sutpen's Hundred. Quentin responds, "In that house? It's Clytie..." What can the reader infer from this exchange?
2. In Chapter 3, how does the breakout of the war affect the main characters of the story?
3. 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?
4. Why didn't Rosa defy her father and attempt to reinstate the store so she could survive financially?
5. When did Sutpen tell General Compson about why he abandoned his first wife?
6. How is Judith portrayed in Chapter 1?
7. Why does Jason Compson, who is telling much of the story presented in Chapter 2, know so much about Sutpen?
8. What was Rosa Coldfield's childhood relationship with Thomas Sutpen and his family?
9. Why did Sutpen want to have a big wedding, even though he knew it wasn't a good idea?
10. Explain why Sutpen chooses Ellen Coldfield to be his bride over all the other women in Jefferson.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does the novel put forth a commentary about fate? If so, what is it? Please provide specific examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss how Faulkner uses characters' clothing to characterize them throughout the novel. Pick a specific character and comment on the evolution of that character's dress throughout the novel and what that evolution means about that character.
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