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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What military conflict has Miss Coldfield lived through?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) World War I.

2. What does Thomas Sutpen like to do in his barn for entertainment?
(a) Fight with his slaves.
(b) Whittle.
(c) Read books.
(d) Make saddles.

3. When Thomas Sutpen comes to Jefferson, what does the town notice that is strange about his appearance?
(a) He is extremely short.
(b) He looks as if he had been ill.
(c) He is missing a leg.
(d) He is wearing a brand-new suit.

4. In Chapter 3, who is the primary narrator of the Thomas Sutpen story?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Jason Compson.
(c) Quentin Compson.
(d) Thomas Sutpen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the recipient of the letter presented in Chapter 4 give the letter to decades ago?

2. What does Judith Sutpen witness as a child that her mother did not want her to see?

3. Who kills Charles Bon?

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

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

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