Absalom, Absalom! Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 5)

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. 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.

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

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

4. What happens when Stupen and his bride emerge from the church after their wedding service?
a) They find that their carriage has been stolen.
b) Angry townspeople throw dirt and rotten vegetables at them.
c) Sutpen is arrested. (read more)