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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lends Sutpen cotton seeds for his plantation?
(a) Mr. Coldfield.
(b) General Compson.
(c) Jefferson's hospitality committee.
(d) Mr. Akers.

2. Why does Sutpen get arrested?
(a) He kills a man.
(b) He cheats Ikkemotubbe out of his land.
(c) The town believes he stole his home furnishings.
(d) He does not pay his taxes.

3. Who does Henry bring home from college for Christmas one year?
(a) Charles Akers.
(b) Charles Bon.
(c) Quentin Compson.
(d) His English professor.

4. Where does Supten live for the first few months of his residence in Jefferson?
(a) Mr. Coldfield's store.
(b) In a tent on the outskirts of town.
(c) Sutpen's Hundred.
(d) Holston House, the town inn.

5. In what year does Thomas Sutpen arrive in Jefferson?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Judith engaged?

2. What do Henry and Charles Bon do during the war?

3. Who is Rosa engaged to at one point in her life?

4. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's estate?

5. After Sutpen's house is built but still unfurnished, what does Sutpen invite Jeffersonians out to Sutpen's Hundred to do?

(see the answer key)

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