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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the letter in Chapter 6 from?

2. What type of injury does General Compson incur in the war?

3. Who is present when Rosa got engaged?

4. What does Judith do when she tells Thomas Sutpen about what happened to Bon?

5. Who is the narrator of Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can the fall of the Sutpen family be compared to the fall of the South? What is the relationship between the two declines?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine how Quentin changes over the course of the novel and explain how and why. Be sure to use specific examples from the text.

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