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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of currency does Sutpen use to purchase his land?
(a) Italian lira.
(b) Spanish gold coins.
(c) French francs.
(d) US dollars.

2. To whom does Sutpen become engaged shortly after he is arrested?
(a) Mr. Akers' daughter.
(b) Rosa Coldfield.
(c) Ellen Coldfield.
(d) One of his slaves.

3. What is Sutpen's occupation between the time he leaves his family and the time he arrives in Jefferson?
(a) He is the overseer of a plantation.
(b) He is an architect.
(c) He is a planter.
(d) He is a woodworker.

4. From whom does Sutpen purchase his land?
(a) General Compson.
(b) The Jefferson bank.
(c) Ikkemotubbe, a Native American.
(d) Mr. Coldfield.

5. What has Bon replaced the picture Judith had given him with?
(a) A picture of his wife and child.
(b) A picture of himself in his uniform.
(c) A picture of Thomas.
(d) A picture of Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas Sutpen like to do in his barn for entertainment?

2. At the end of the novel, which Sutpen descendants are alive?

3. Where does Rosa live after leaving Sutpen's estate?

4. How does Thomas Sutpen's last (youngest) child die?

5. What is Shreve's nickname for Thomas Sutpen?

(see the answer key)

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