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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants Stupen and his bride to have a big wedding?
(a) The groom's father.
(b) The bride's aunt.
(c) The bride's mother.
(d) The bride's father.

2. Where does Mr. Coldfield die?
(a) In his attic.
(b) In his store.
(c) In a battle.
(d) In his parlor.

3. What are the names of Sutpen's two daughters?
(a) Judith and Cassandra.
(b) Judith and Rosa.
(c) Judith and Clytie.
(d) Judith and Ellen.

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

5. Whose regiment does Thomas Sutpen join?
(a) Colonel Sartoris's.
(b) Colonel Akers's.
(c) General Lee's.
(d) General Compson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thomas Sutpen marry?

2. Where do Sutpen's slaves go when the war began?

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

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

5. How old is Rosa when Ellen dies?

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