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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which three characters have speaking roles in Chapter 1?
(a) Thompas Sutpen, Quentin Compson, and Ellen Coldfield.
(b) Ellen Sutpen, Rosa Coldfield, and Quentin Compson.
(c) Quentin Compson, Mr. Compson, and Ellen Coldfield.
(d) Rosa Coldfield, Quentin Compson, and Mr. Compson.

2. What type of currency does Sutpen use to purchase his land?
(a) French francs.
(b) Italian lira.
(c) US dollars.
(d) Spanish gold coins.

3. What does Thomas Sutpen do during the war?
(a) Locks himself in his attic.
(b) Fights for the North.
(c) Moves to New Orleans.
(d) Fights for the South.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Sutpen's two daughters?

2. To whom is Judith engaged?

3. What is the relationship between Quentin Compson and Rosa Coldfield?

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

5. What do Henry and Charles Bon do during the war?

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