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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Henry and Charles' university from Sutpen's estate?
(a) A day's train ride.
(b) Forty miles.
(c) Four hundred miles.
(d) Eight miles.

2. Where is Shreve from?
(a) Springfield, Illinois.
(b) Alberta, Canada.
(c) Cambridge, Massachussetts.
(d) Jefferson, Mississippi.

3. Which three characters have speaking roles in Chapter 1?
(a) Quentin Compson, Mr. Compson, and Ellen Coldfield.
(b) Ellen Sutpen, Rosa Coldfield, and Quentin Compson.
(c) Thompas Sutpen, Quentin Compson, and Ellen Coldfield.
(d) Rosa Coldfield, Quentin Compson, and Mr. Compson.

4. What is the setting of Chapter 6?
(a) The Compsons' porch.
(b) The Sutpen mansion.
(c) Quentin's dorm room at Harvard.
(d) Rosa Coldfield's office.

5. When Thomas Sutpen goes to the front door of the plantation house when he is a boy, what happens?
(a) The lady of the house takes him in and gave him a tour.
(b) The slave butler tells Sutpen he is not allowed to use the front door and must go to the back of the house.
(c) The master of the house shows Sutpen his gun.
(d) The house servants laugh at Sutpen's clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the close of Chapter 5, Rosa says there is something hidden somewhere. Where is it hidden?

2. Upon hearing that Judith is engaged, what does Rosa offer to teach Judith?

3. What is Thomas Sutpen's rank in the army?

4. Why does Sutpen leave his first wife?

5. Where is Sutpen's architect from?

(see the answer key)

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