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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) They are neighbors.
(b) She is his aunt.
(c) She is his step-sister.
(d) She is his teacher.

2. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's estate?
(a) Sutpen's Manor.
(b) Sutpen's Farm.
(c) Sutpen's Castle.
(d) Sutpen's Hundred.

3. What does Judith Sutpen witness as a child that her mother did not want her to see?
(a) A hanging.
(b) A Civil War battle.
(c) Her father fighting with his slaves.
(d) A horse being killed.

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

5. Where does Thomas Sutpen get the money to build his estate?
(a) A family inheritance.
(b) No one knows.
(c) He had been a banker.
(d) He is a horse trader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Rosa Coldfield and Judith Sutpen?

2. Who posts bond so Sutpen can be released from jail?

3. Which of the following is the name of one of Sutpen's non-slave employees?

4. To whom does Sutpen become engaged shortly after he is arrested?

5. When Thomas Sutpen comes to Jefferson, what does the town notice that is strange about his appearance?

(see the answer key)

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