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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who builds Sutpen's house?
(a) Jefferson laborers.
(b) The local construction company.
(c) Sutpen and his slaves.
(d) A group of soldiers.

2. What do Henry and Charles Bon do during the war?
(a) Live at Sutpen's Hundred.
(b) Join the military company that forms at their university.
(c) Start a trading company.
(d) Finish their degrees.

3. Where is Ellen Sutpen at the time of Rosa's story?
(a) She is dead.
(b) At home.
(c) In Connecticut.
(d) In New Orleans.

4. Where does Henry Sutpen attend college?
(a) State University at Oxford.
(b) University of New Orleans.
(c) University of Mississippi.
(d) University of South Carolina.

5. When Thomas Sutpen comes to Jefferson, what does the town notice that is strange about his appearance?
(a) He looks as if he had been ill.
(b) He is missing a leg.
(c) He is wearing a brand-new suit.
(d) He is extremely short.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which three characters have speaking roles in Chapter 1?

2. What does Rosa Coldfield's sister ask of Rosa before the sister dies?

3. Where had Thomas Sutpen lived before he came to Jefferson?

4. Why is Quentin Compson going to leave Jefferson in the fall?

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

(see the answer key)

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