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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Fish.
(d) Help him decorate the house.

2. What does Thomas Sutpen like to do in his barn for entertainment?
(a) Make saddles.
(b) Whittle.
(c) Fight with his slaves.
(d) Read books.

3. What is Judith holding in her hand the first time Rosa sees her after the murder?
(a) A picture of herself that she had given Bon.
(b) A picture of Bon's wife and child.
(c) Bon's jacket.
(d) Bon's hat.

4. What is the setting of Chapter 4?
(a) At Sutpen's Hundred in 1909.
(b) At Sutpen's Hundred in 1865.
(c) In Rosa Coldfield's office.
(d) On the Compsons' porch.

5. How does Rosa survive after she leaves Sutpen's estate?
(a) She cultivates a garden.
(b) She hunts.
(c) She steals food and relies on donations from the neighbors.
(d) She lives off the food supplies left in her father's store.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Rosa at the time of Bon's death?

2. Who lends Sutpen cotton seeds for his plantation?

3. Who posts bond so Sutpen can be released from jail?

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

5. In Chapter 3, who is the primary narrator of the Thomas Sutpen story?

(see the answer key)

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