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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Quentin and Shreve believe persuaded Bon to attend the university he chose to attend?

2. What is Charles Bon's religion?

3. How does Wash Jones' granddaughter die?

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

5. What is the setting of Chapter 8?

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

Compare and contrast the relationships between Charles and Henry, Henry and Judith, and Charles and Judith.

Essay Topic 3

When Sutpen's final child is born, he refers to her as a "mare." How can this comparison between horses and women apply to the way all of the women in the novel are treated and viewed?

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