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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sutpen visit when he returns to Jefferson to place a tombstone on Ellen's grave?
(a) His first wife.
(b) Rosa Coldfield.
(c) Charles Bon.
(d) General Compson.

2. Where does Thomas Sutpen go when he leaves his family as a boy?
(a) The West Indies.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) New Orleans.

3. What is Shreve's nickname for Thomas Sutpen?
(a) The fighter.
(b) The demon.
(c) The devil.
(d) The idiot.

4. Who is the first person Rosa encounters when she enters Sutpen's house after the murder?
(a) Charles Bon.
(b) Judith.
(c) Clytie.
(d) Henry.

5. Who says a prayer at Charles Bon's funeral?
(a) Henry.
(b) Clytie.
(c) Thomas Sutpen.
(d) Theophilus McCaslin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization is Sutpen asked to join, but which he declines to be a part of?

2. Who is Sutpen's first wife?

3. Where is the visitor who Henry brings home for Christmas from?

4. What do Henry and Charles Bon do during the war?

5. What reason does Rosa give for staying at Sutpen's estate after Bon's death?

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