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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shreve believe Charles changed the pictures?
(a) So that in case he died, Judith would find the picture and think that he had not been worth marrying.
(b) Because Charles intended to mail the picture to his wife and child after marrying Judith.
(c) So that when he died, Judith would be able to contact his wife and child.
(d) Because Charles never loved Judith.

2. Why does Sutpen choose the bride he does?
(a) She is the most beautiful woman in Jefferson.
(b) Her father is rich and Sutpen wanted a large dowry.
(c) He meets her at church and falls in love with her immediately.
(d) Her father is one of the most respectable men in Jefferson.

3. What is the relationship between Rosa Coldfield and Judith Sutpen?
(a) Judith is Rosa's best friend.
(b) Judith is Rosa's step-sister.
(c) Judith is Rosa's niece.
(d) Judith is Rosa's cousin.

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

5. At the end of the novel, which Sutpen descendants are alive?
(a) Clytie.
(b) Jim Bond.
(c) Henry Sutpen and Clytie.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Sutpen's first wife?

3. What photograph does Charles Bon have on his person when he dies?

4. Why does Sutpen get arrested?

5. Who writes the letter that is presented in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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