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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Coldfiled's association with Sutpen after the marriage?
(a) Mr. Coldfield is Sutpen's father-in-law.
(b) Mr. Coldfield is Sutpen's business associate.
(c) Mr. Coldfield is Sutpen's brother-in-law.
(d) Mr. Coldfield is one of the townspeople who turned his back on Sutpen.

2. When Thomas Sutpen comes to Jefferson, what does the town notice that is strange about his appearance?
(a) He is missing a leg.
(b) He is wearing a brand-new suit.
(c) He is extremely short.
(d) He looks as if he had been ill.

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

4. Who does Thomas Sutpen marry?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Ellen Coldfield.
(c) Ellen Compson.
(d) Judith Sutpen.

5. In what year does Stupen's marriage take place?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Henry and Charles Bon to abruptly leave Sutpen's estate one Christmas day?

2. Who does Henry bring home from college for Christmas one year?

3. Where does Mr. Coldfield die?

4. Where is Ellen Sutpen at the time of Rosa's story?

5. In Chapter 2, which characters are talking about the story of Thomas Sutpen?

(see the answer key)

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