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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's estate?
(a) Sutpen's Farm.
(b) Sutpen's Hundred.
(c) Sutpen's Manor.
(d) Sutpen's Castle.

2. Why is Quentin listening to the story about Sutpen?
(a) He feels sorry for Thomas Sutpen.
(b) He is requested specifically by the person telling the story.
(c) His father makes him.
(d) His mother asks him to,

3. What does Rosa Coldfield's sister ask of Rosa before the sister dies?
(a) To protect her children.
(b) To bury her on the farm.
(c) To marry Thomas Sutpen.
(d) To raise the Sutpen children.

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

5. What is Rosa preparing as a wedding gift for Judith?
(a) She is making undergarments for Judith's trousseau.
(b) She is knitting Judith a sweater.
(c) She is writing out instructions on how to cook.
(d) She is making Judith's wedding dress.

6. In what state is Jefferson located?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Mississippi.

7. What photograph does Charles Bon have on his person when he dies?
(a) A photograph of himself in his military uniform.
(b) A photograph of his wife and child.
(c) A photograph of Henry.
(d) A photograph of Judith.

8. Where does Henry Sutpen attend college?
(a) University of New Orleans.
(b) University of South Carolina.
(c) State University at Oxford.
(d) University of Mississippi.

9. Why does Thomas Sutpen stop attending church?
(a) The preacher asks him to.
(b) His son dies.
(c) He becomes ill.
(d) His wife is embarrassed about her clothes.

10. Who wants Stupen and his bride to have a big wedding?
(a) The bride's father.
(b) The bride's mother.
(c) The bride's aunt.
(d) The groom's father.

11. After Sutpen's estate has been built but left unfurnished for several years, he leaves Jefferson for a short period of time. What does he return with?
(a) An interior designer.
(b) Another architect.
(c) Spanish gold.
(d) Luxurious furnishings for his house.

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

13. Where does Thomas Sutpen get the money to build his estate?
(a) A family inheritance.
(b) No one knows.
(c) He had been a banker.
(d) He is a horse trader.

14. What is the relationship between Ellen Sutpen and Rosa Coldfield?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) Ellen is Rosa's aunt.
(c) They are best friends.
(d) They are sisters.

15. What military conflict has Miss Coldfield lived through?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what major event does Rosa Coldfield move to Sutpen's estate?

2. How does Rosa acquire what she needs to make Judith's wedding gift?

3. What does Judith Sutpen witness as a child that her mother did not want her to see?

4. What does Thomas Sutpen do during the war?

5. Who currently has possession of the letter presented in Chapter 4?

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