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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose regiment does Thomas Sutpen join?
(a) Colonel Sartoris's.
(b) General Lee's.
(c) General Compson's.
(d) Colonel Akers's.

2. How does Rosa acquire what she needs to make Judith's wedding gift?
(a) She steals it from her father's store.
(b) She receives it by mail-order.
(c) She receives it from Ellen.
(d) She purchases it from her father's store.

3. Where does Mr. Coldfield die?
(a) In his parlor.
(b) In his attic.
(c) In a battle.
(d) In his store.

4. What does Rosa Coldfield's sister ask of Rosa before the sister dies?
(a) To raise the Sutpen children.
(b) To marry Thomas Sutpen.
(c) To bury her on the farm.
(d) To protect her children.

5. Who is Rosa engaged to at one point in her life?
(a) Thomas Sutpen.
(b) Quentin Compson.
(c) Henry Sutpen.
(d) Mr. Compson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas Sutpen like to do in his barn for entertainment?

2. In what year does the novel begin?

3. Why is Quentin listening to the story about Sutpen?

4. What happens when Stupen and his bride emerge from the church after their wedding service?

5. In Chapter 2, which characters are talking about the story of Thomas Sutpen?

(see the answer key)

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