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April Seventh, 1928
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Mr. Jason Compson III
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Which southern city had great influence on William Faulkner's writing?
Jacksonville, Florida
Jackson, Mississippi
Montgomery, Alabama
Oxford, Mississippi
2
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William Faulkner was particularly interested in which period in American history?
Post-WW1
Depression era
Civil War and Reconstruction
Pioneer times
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Which is the fictional place influenced by the American south?
Yoknapatawpha County
Yorkville County
Yonkers County
Yarborough County
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Faulkner's writing can be described as ___ for its time.
Typical
Experimental
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Classic
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What is deliberately obscured in Faulkner's writing?
Facial features
Sequence of events
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