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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 Rosa move to Sutpen's estate?
(a) She loses her house.
(b) She needs someone to take care of her.
(c) To fulfill her sister's dying wish of protecting her children by going to live with Judith.
(d) Sutpen invites her.

2. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's estate?
(a) Sutpen's Castle.
(b) Sutpen's Hundred.
(c) Sutpen's Manor.
(d) Sutpen's Farm.

3. Who currently has possession of the letter presented in Chapter 4?
(a) Henry Sutpen.
(b) Jason Compson.
(c) Judith Sutpen.
(d) Rosa Coldfield.

4. What happens to Jim Bond the night Rosa returns to Sutpen's estate for the last time?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is killed by Rosa.
(d) He runs away.

5. 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?
(a) A letter from Thomas Sutpen revealing that he was Bon's father.
(b) A letter from Judith professing her love.
(c) A letter from Ellen suggesting that Bon propose to Judith.
(d) A letter from Judith's maid suggesting that Bon propose to Judith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Henry did after his final meeting with his father?

2. Who is the primary narrator of Chapter 8?

3. Chapter 7 says that Sutpen had only one friend. Who is that friend?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, who is imagining the scene that occurred when Henry told Judith of the murder?

5. Who is Rosa engaged to at one point in her life?

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