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

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 5)

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

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

2. After Sutpen's house is built but still unfurnished, what does Sutpen invite Jeffersonians out to Sutpen's Hundred to do?
a) Watch dog fighting.
b) Hunt, drink, play cards, and watch slaves fight for entertainment.
c) Help him decorate the house.
d) Fish.

3. To whom is Judith engaged?
a) Charles Bon.
b) Thomas Compson.
c) The Methodist minister.
d) Charles Akers.

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

5. Who kills Charles Bon?
a) Judith Sutpen. (read more)