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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of one of Sutpen's non-slave employees?
(a) Charles Akers.
(b) Charles Bon.
(c) Mr. Coldfield.
(d) Wash Jones.

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

3. Who is present when Rosa got engaged?
(a) Judith.
(b) Wash Jones.
(c) Judith and Clytie.
(d) Clytie.

4. Upon hearing that Judith is engaged, what does Rosa offer to teach Judith?
(a) How to keep a ledger.
(b) How to make a wedding dress.
(c) How to read.
(d) How to keep house and manage other domestic matters.

5. Why does Rosa leave Sutpen's estate in Chapter 5?
(a) She hates Clytie.
(b) Sutpen insults her.
(c) She fights with Judith.
(d) She does not love Sutpen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Thomas Sutpen goes to the front door of the plantation house when he is a boy, what happens?

2. Who does Sutpen visit when he returns to Jefferson to place a tombstone on Ellen's grave?

3. Why does Sutpen leave his first wife?

4. Who is the first person Rosa encounters when she enters Sutpen's house after the murder?

5. Who does Henry bring home from college for Christmas one year?

(see the answer key)

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