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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes the letter that is presented in Chapter 4?
(a) Charles Bon.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) Rosa Coldfield.
(d) Henry Sutpen.

2. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Thomas Sutpen tells Henry at their last meeting?
(a) That Henry cannot allow Bon to marry Judith.
(b) That Henry must keep Bon's identity a secret.
(c) That Henry should move out of the country.
(d) That Henry must kill Charles Bon.

3. How does Wash Jones' granddaughter die?
(a) She dies of yellow fever.
(b) Sutpen kills her.
(c) She dies in childbirth.
(d) Jones kills her.

4. Why does Sutpen reject his last (youngest) child?
(a) The child is born out of wedlock.
(b) The child is of mixed race.
(c) The child is diseased.
(d) The child is a girl instead of a boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rosa survive after she leaves Sutpen's estate?

2. Who is Sutpen's first wife?

3. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Henry did after his final meeting with his father?

4. What causes Henry and Charles Bon to abruptly leave Sutpen's estate one Christmas day?

5. What is Charles Bon's religion?

(see the answer key)

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