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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Judith engaged?
(a) The Methodist minister.
(b) Charles Bon.
(c) Charles Akers.
(d) Thomas Compson.

2. What is Thomas Sutpen's rank in the army?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Private.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

3. What does Thomas Sutpen like to do in his barn for entertainment?
(a) Fight with his slaves.
(b) Read books.
(c) Whittle.
(d) Make saddles.

4. Why is Quentin Compson going to leave Jefferson in the fall?
(a) To get married.
(b) To enlist in the Civil War.
(c) To attend Harvard.
(d) To move to New Orleans.

5. In Chapter 2, which characters are talking about the story of Thomas Sutpen?
(a) General Compson and Quentin Compson.
(b) Rosa Coldfield and Jason Compson.
(c) Jason Compson and Quentin Compson.
(d) Rosa Coldfield and Quentin Compson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Rosa Coldfield and Judith Sutpen?

2. Which of the following is the name of one of Sutpen's non-slave employees?

3. What happens to Rosa Coldfield's aunt when Rosa was ten?

4. In Chapter 3, who is the primary narrator of the Thomas Sutpen story?

5. Where is Thomas Sutpen the second time Bon visits Sutpen's estate?

(see the answer key)

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