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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Sutpen leave his first wife?
(a) He discovers she is an adulteress.
(b) He discovers she has a child by another man.
(c) He discovers she is of mixed race.
(d) He hates her father.

3. What is Sutpen's occupation between the time he leaves his family and the time he arrives in Jefferson?
(a) He is a planter.
(b) He is a woodworker.
(c) He is an architect.
(d) He is the overseer of a plantation.

4. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's first child?
(a) Henry Sutpen.
(b) Clytie.
(c) Judith Sutpen.
(d) Charles Bon.

5. How old is Thomas Sutpen when he returns from the war?
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Fiifty-nine.
(c) Thirty-nine.
(d) Seventy-five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Judith holding in her hand the first time Rosa sees her after the murder?

3. Who is Penelope?

4. What type of injury does General Compson incur in the war?

5. What happens to Rosa Coldfield's aunt when Rosa was ten?

(see the answer key)

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