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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Sutpen's estate has been built but left unfurnished for several years, he leaves Jefferson for a short period of time. What does he return with?
(a) Spanish gold.
(b) Luxurious furnishings for his house.
(c) An interior designer.
(d) Another architect.

3. Where is Ellen Sutpen at the time of Rosa's story?
(a) At home.
(b) In New Orleans.
(c) In Connecticut.
(d) She is dead.

4. Where do Sutpen's slaves go when the war began?
(a) They go to New Orleans.
(b) They leave Sutpen's Hundred to follow the Yankee army.
(c) They go to Martinique.
(d) They hide in the woods near Sutpen's Hundred.

5. Why does Stupen's bride cry on her wedding day?
(a) Her mother can not attend the wedding.
(b) Her father disapproves of the marriage.
(c) She hates Sutpen.
(d) Most of Jefferson refuses to attend the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, the reason why Henry rejects his family and his birthright is revealed. What is that reason?

2. What is the letter that is presented in Chapter 4 written with?

3. What does Mr. Coldfield do during the war?

4. What is the setting of Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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