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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 is the letter that is presented in Chapter 4 written with?

2. Who does Rosa marry?

3. Where is Sutpen's architect from?

4. Where does Rosa meet Charles Bon?

5. What type of currency does Sutpen use to purchase his land?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Charles Etienne Saint-Valery Bon such a violent and troubled young man?

2. In Chapter 3, how does the breakout of the war affect the main characters of the story?

3. What does Rosa mean when she says that Sutpen "wasn't a gentleman"?

4. What is Quentin distracted by at the end of Chapter 5 that causes him to stop paying attention to the story?

5. Why does Rosa stop accepting visits from Judith and Ellen?

6. In the final imagined scene of Chapter 8, Shreve and Quentin imagine what took place after Sutpen departed from the military camp, having just told Quentin about the true origin of Charles Bon. Henry tells Bon what Sutpen has told him. What does Charles tell Henry to do?

7. Characterize the change in public opinion about Sutpen that occurs in the first few years of his residence in Jefferson, and explain why that change occurs.

8. How did Judith's fiance die?

9. What reason did Sutpen give for not joining the Klan?

10. What does Chapter 6 imply about the reason why Judith took Charles Etienne Saint-Valery Bon in after he was orphaned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways can _Absalom, Absalom!_ be considered a revenge story? Please provide specific examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the protagonist of _Absalom, Absalom_? Who is the antagonist? Give reasons from the text to support your claims.

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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