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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between Quentin Compson and Rosa Coldfield?
(a) She is his step-sister.
(b) She is his aunt.
(c) She is his teacher.
(d) They are neighbors.

2. Who helps Thomas Sutpen when he comes to Jefferson in 1833?
(a) Quentin's father.
(b) Ellen Coldfield.
(c) Quentin's grandfather.
(d) The town preacher.

3. What happens to Rosa Coldfield's aunt when Rosa was ten?
(a) The aunt elopes.
(b) The aunt dies.
(c) The aunt moves out to Sutpen's Hundred.
(d) The aunt is arrested and jailed.

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

5. Where is Quentin while he's listening to the story about Thomas Sutpen?
(a) In his father's house.
(b) At Stupen's estate.
(c) At Harvard.
(d) In Rosa Coldfield's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the novel begin?

2. What is Mr. Coldfield's association with Sutpen before the marriage?

3. What do Ellen and Judith do in Jefferson for entertainment?

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

5. In what year does Stupen's marriage take place?

(see the answer key)

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