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The Sound and the Fury
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The Sound and the Fury
by:
William Faulkner
Summary
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Summary & Analysis
April Seventh, 1928
June Second, 1910
April Sixth, 1928
April Eighth, 1928
Characters
Character List
Mr. Jason Compson III
Mrs. Caroline Compson
Candace Compson
Benjy Compson
Quentin Compson
Jason Compson IV
Miss Quentin
Dilsey
Main Ideas
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April Seventh, 1928
June Second, 1910
April Sixth, 1928
April Eighth, 1928
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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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