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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Jim Bond?
(a) Judith's servant.
(b) Charles Bon's grandson.
(c) Clytie's son.
(d) Judith's son.

3. What does General Compson do on the day of Sutpen's wedding?
(a) He protests the wedding and stays home.
(b) He throws dirt and vegetables at the newlyweds.
(c) He attends the ceremony with his wife.
(d) He goes hunting.

4. How does Rosa acquire what she needs to make Judith's wedding gift?
(a) She receives it by mail-order.
(b) She purchases it from her father's store.
(c) She receives it from Ellen.
(d) She steals it from her father's store.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, who is the primary narrator of the Thomas Sutpen story?

3. How does Judith Sutpen die?

4. Why does Thomas Sutpen stop attending church?

5. Who currently has possession of the letter presented in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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