Who wrote the novel The Sound and the Fury, known for its innovative narrative techniques and exploration of Southern American life?

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Who wrote the novel The Sound and the Fury, known for its innovative narrative techniques and exploration of Southern American life?

A. William Faulkner

B. Ernest Hemingway

C. F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. John Steinbeck

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B. Nathaniel Hawthorne

C. Washington Irving

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A. Hamlet

B. Ophelia

C. Claudius

D. Polonius

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A. Ralph

B. Piggy

C. Jack

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D. Pablo Neruda

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A. William Faulkner

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