Absalom, Absalom! | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1

1. In what year does the novel begin?

2. Why is Quentin Compson going to leave Jefferson in the fall?

3. In what state is Jefferson located?

4. What is the name of the woman who tells Quentin the story of Thomas Sutpen?

5. What is the relationship between Quentin Compson and Rosa Coldfield?

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

7. Who does Thomas Sutpen marry?

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

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

10. Who does Rosa marry?

11. What does Thomas Sutpen like to do in his barn for entertainment?