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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Supten live for the first few months of his residence in Jefferson?
(a) Sutpen's Hundred.
(b) Mr. Coldfield's store.
(c) In a tent on the outskirts of town.
(d) Holston House, the town inn.

2. What military conflict has Miss Coldfield lived through?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Spanish-American War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Civil War.

3. How old is Rosa when Ellen dies?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Forty.

4. How old is Charles Bon when he goes away to college?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Nineteen.

5. In what year does Thomas Sutpen arrive in Jefferson?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Rosa encounters when she enters Sutpen's house after the murder?

2. Who is the letter in Chapter 6 from?

3. Who says a prayer at Charles Bon's funeral?

4. Who do Quentin and Shreve believe persuaded Bon to attend the university he chose to attend?

5. From whom does Sutpen purchase his land?

(see the answer key)

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