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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charles Bon study at school?
(a) Law.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Literature.
(d) Medicine.

2. Who builds Sutpen's house?
(a) Sutpen and his slaves.
(b) Jefferson laborers.
(c) A group of soldiers.
(d) The local construction company.

3. How long has Henry Sutpen been back at Sutpen's estate?
(a) Four months.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four years.
(d) Twenty years.

4. Whose regiment does Thomas Sutpen join?
(a) Colonel Akers's.
(b) General Lee's.
(c) Colonel Sartoris's.
(d) General Compson's.

5. Where is Charles Bon buried?
(a) Next to his wife.
(b) In the Sutpen family plot.
(c) On the battlefield.
(d) In New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Supten live for the first few months of his residence in Jefferson?

2. After Sutpen's estate has been built but left unfurnished for several years, he leaves Jefferson for a short period of time. What does he return with?

3. How does Quentin know about Thomas Sutpen's childhood?

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

5. Who makes Bon's coffin?

(see the answer key)

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