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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Supten live for the first few months of his residence in Jefferson?
(a) Mr. Coldfield's store.
(b) Sutpen's Hundred.
(c) In a tent on the outskirts of town.
(d) Holston House, the town inn.

2. Where had Thomas Sutpen lived before he came to Jefferson?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Missouri.
(c) No one in Jefferson knows.
(d) South Carolina.

3. Why does Sutpen choose the bride he does?
(a) Her father is rich and Sutpen wanted a large dowry.
(b) Her father is one of the most respectable men in Jefferson.
(c) She is the most beautiful woman in Jefferson.
(d) He meets her at church and falls in love with her immediately.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Sutpen's house is built but still unfurnished, what does Sutpen invite Jeffersonians out to Sutpen's Hundred to do?

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

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

5. Where does Thomas Sutpen get the money to build his estate?

(see the answer key)

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