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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's first child?

2. Who is telling the Sutpen story in Chapter 7?

3. Who is the first person Rosa encounters when she enters Sutpen's house after the murder?

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

5. Who is present when Rosa got engaged?

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

At the end of the novel, Sutpen's house burns to the ground, eliminating the last vestiges of his former wealth. Compare the physical decline of the Sutpen estate to the decline of the Sutpen family.

Essay Topic 3

The novel closes with Quentin insisting that he does not hate the South. Does he? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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