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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Sutpen become engaged shortly after he is arrested?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Mr. Akers' daughter.
(c) One of his slaves.
(d) Ellen Coldfield.

3. Where is the visitor who Henry brings home for Christmas from?
(a) Greenfield.
(b) Oxford.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Jackson.

4. 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 Henry.
(c) A photograph of his wife and child.
(d) A photograph of Judith.

5. Which of the following is the name of one of Sutpen's non-slave employees?
(a) Mr. Coldfield.
(b) Charles Akers.
(c) Charles Bon.
(d) Wash Jones.

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

7. How old is Rosa when Ellen dies?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seventeen.

8. Who kills Charles Bon?
(a) Thomas Sutpen.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) His wife.
(d) Henry Sutpen.

9. Whose regiment does Thomas Sutpen join?
(a) Colonel Akers's.
(b) General Lee's.
(c) General Compson's.
(d) Colonel Sartoris's.

10. Who writes the letter that is presented in Chapter 4?
(a) Charles Bon.
(b) Rosa Coldfield.
(c) Judith Sutpen.
(d) Henry Sutpen.

11. Where does Rosa meet Charles Bon?
(a) At Sutpen's Hundred.
(b) On the streets of Jefferson.
(c) In New Orleans.
(d) She never meets him.

12. Shortly after Sutpen comes to Jefferson, he demonstrates a talent that both impresses and intimidates the town. What is that talent?
(a) His horse-taming skills.
(b) His ability to win at cards.
(c) His ability to drink hard liquor.
(d) His shooting skills.

13. What does Mr. Coldfield do during the war?
(a) Moves to New Orleans.
(b) Startes a store in Jefferson.
(c) Fights for the South.
(d) Locks himself in his attic.

14. What does Judith Sutpen witness as a child that her mother did not want her to see?
(a) A horse being killed.
(b) A Civil War battle.
(c) Her father fighting with his slaves.
(d) A hanging.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thomas Sutpen marry?

2. In what year does the novel begin?

3. Where does Thomas Sutpen get the money to build his estate?

4. Who wants Stupen and his bride to have a big wedding?

5. Which three characters have speaking roles in Chapter 1?

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