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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Charles Bon was waiting for when he anticipated the mail that would come to the university from Sutpen's Hundred?

2. What has Bon replaced the picture Judith had given him with?

3. At the close of Chapter 5, Rosa says there is something hidden somewhere. Where is it hidden?

4. When Quentin goes to Sutpen's Hundred with Rosa, who tries to stop them from going up the stairs?

5. Who makes Bon's coffin?

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

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

Compare and contrast the relationship between Henry and Bon to the relationship between Quentin and Shreve.

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