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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Judith holding in her hand the first time Rosa sees her after the murder?
(a) Bon's jacket.
(b) A picture of Bon's wife and child.
(c) Bon's hat.
(d) A picture of herself that she had given Bon.

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

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

4. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Thomas Sutpen tells Henry at their last meeting?
(a) That Henry must kill Charles Bon.
(b) That Henry cannot allow Bon to marry Judith.
(c) That Henry should move out of the country.
(d) That Henry must keep Bon's identity a secret.

5. Where is Sutpen's funeral?
(a) At Jefferson's Catholic church.
(b) At Jefferson's Methodist church.
(c) In the woods near Sutpen's Hundred.
(d) At Sutpen's Hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who causes the event that occurred the night Rosa returns to Sutpen's estate for the last time?

2. Why is Quentin Compson going to leave Jefferson in the fall?

3. What does the letter in Chapter 6 announce?

4. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Charles Bon was waiting for when he anticipated the mail that would come to the university from Sutpen's Hundred?

5. What is Charles Bon's religion?

(see the answer key)

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