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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rosa marry?
(a) No one.
(b) Mr. Compson.
(c) Henry Sutpen.
(d) Thomas Sutpen.

2. Why is Quentin Compson going to leave Jefferson in the fall?
(a) To get married.
(b) To enlist in the Civil War.
(c) To move to New Orleans.
(d) To attend Harvard.

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

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

5. How does Rosa survive after she leaves Sutpen's estate?
(a) She hunts.
(b) She steals food and relies on donations from the neighbors.
(c) She cultivates a garden.
(d) She lives off the food supplies left in her father's store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ellen and Judith do in Jefferson for entertainment?

2. How does Thomas Sutpen's last (youngest) child die?

3. What is Shreve's nickname for Thomas Sutpen?

4. Where had Thomas Sutpen lived before he came to Jefferson?

5. Who first discovers the truth about Charles Bon's past?

(see the answer key)

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