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The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
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April Seventh, 1928
June Second, 1910
April Sixth, 1928
April Eighth, 1928
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Mr. Jason Compson III
Mrs. Caroline Compson
Candace Compson
Benjy Compson
Quentin Compson
Jason Compson IV
Miss Quentin
Dilsey
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1
of 5
Which southern city had great influence on William Faulkner's writing?
Jacksonville, Florida
Jackson, Mississippi
Montgomery, Alabama
Oxford, Mississippi
2
of 5
William Faulkner was particularly interested in which period in American history?
Post-WW1
Depression era
Civil War and Reconstruction
Pioneer times
3
of 5
Which is the fictional place influenced by the American south?
Yoknapatawpha County
Yorkville County
Yonkers County
Yarborough County
4
of 5
Faulkner's writing can be described as ___ for its time.
Typical
Experimental
Radical
Classic
5
of 5
What is deliberately obscured in Faulkner's writing?
Facial features
Sequence of events
Racial descriptions
Gender
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