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1 trivia quiz  "Light in August" by William Faulkner icon
Faulkner's tenth novel published - the year, 1932.
Tough 10Q
150 plays
Mar 15 05
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2 trivia quiz  "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner icon
If you've read the book, these are simple questions from one of William Faulkner's most popular novels.
Average 10Q
330 plays
Feb 04 05
itsfun4u2c
3 trivia quiz  Absalom, Absalom! The novel icon
A quiz about the content of William Faulkner's novel describing the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen. If you've just read the book, most of these details should be fresh in your mind!
Tough 10Q
147 plays
Apr 22 04
PianoWilmer
4 trivia quiz  "A Rose for Emily" icon
This Quiz is about the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner.
Difficult 10Q
345 plays
Jan 19 04
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Some sample questions from this category:

* What is Miss Emily's surname?
* Which is not an architectural feature of Miss Emily's house?
* Who is Miss Emily's negro servant?
* What was Miss Emily's lover's name?
* What color is Miss Emily's hair at the end of her life?
* What type of classes did Miss Emily once teach?
* What did Miss Emily buy from the druggist?
* What color were the walls in the upstairs room where Homer's body was found?
* Which of the following is the first location mentioned?
* When Thomas Sutpen begins building his house, he employs an architect. What nationality is he?
* What is the name of the poor white man who lives on Sutpen's property, participates in drinking sprees with him, and finally kills him?
* Which of the following is Henry's reason for refusing to let Charles Bon marry Judith?
* Which of the following characters is NOT present at Sutpen's Hundred when Quentin Compson and Rosa Coldfield go there?
* Which of the following names do Rosa Coldfield and Shreve use to describe Thomas Sutpen?
* Of Charles Bon and Henry Sutpen, which was promoted to officer's rank during the war?
* What are the final two words of "Absalom, Absalom!" ?
* What year did William Faulkner have "The Sound and the Fury" published?
* The name of the girl/woman who is the central character and became Faulkner's "heart's darling". In the beginning of the novel she gets her drawers wet and then willfully smears them with mud. What is her name?
* Who is the person who commits suiside while at Harvard?
* Who is Mrs. Compson's favorite child who attempts to support the family? He is seen as a woman hater, miser, and a thief of Caddy's contributions.

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