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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Coldfield do during the war?
(a) Locks himself in his attic.
(b) Startes a store in Jefferson.
(c) Fights for the South.
(d) Moves to New Orleans.

2. Where is the visitor who Henry brings home for Christmas from?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Greenfield.

3. What happens when Stupen and his bride emerge from the church after their wedding service?
(a) Angry townspeople throw dirt and rotten vegetables at them.
(b) They are presented with gifts from the townspeople.
(c) Sutpen is arrested.
(d) They find that their carriage has been stolen.

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

5. What is Mr. Coldfield's association with Sutpen before the marriage?
(a) Mr. Coldfield is the one who ordered the wagons that picked up Sutpen's home furnishings.
(b) Mr. Coldfield is Sutpen's banker.
(c) Mr. Coldfield is one of the men who came to Sutpen's hunting parties.
(d) Mr. Coldfield is the minister of Sutpen's church.

6. What is the relationship between Rosa Coldfield and Judith Sutpen?
(a) Judith is Rosa's best friend.
(b) Judith is Rosa's cousin.
(c) Judith is Rosa's step-sister.
(d) Judith is Rosa's niece.

7. Who writes the letter that is presented in Chapter 4?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Charles Bon.
(c) Henry Sutpen.
(d) Judith Sutpen.

8. In Chapter 4, the reason why Henry rejects his family and his birthright is revealed. What is that reason?
(a) Henry discovered that Sutpen had stolen the money he used to build Sutpen's Hundred.
(b) Judith wanted to marry Bon.
(c) Thomas Sutpen forbade the marriage between Bon and Judith.
(d) Henry discovered that Sutpen had other children.

9. Who does Rosa marry?
(a) Henry Sutpen.
(b) Thomas Sutpen.
(c) Mr. Compson.
(d) No one.

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

11. 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?
(a) Another architect.
(b) Luxurious furnishings for his house.
(c) Spanish gold.
(d) An interior designer.

12. Why does Sutpen get arrested?
(a) He does not pay his taxes.
(b) The town believes he stole his home furnishings.
(c) He kills a man.
(d) He cheats Ikkemotubbe out of his land.

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

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

15. What is the letter that is presented in Chapter 4 written with?
(a) Stove polish.
(b) Ink.
(c) Lead.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who posts bond so Sutpen can be released from jail?

2. To whom does Sutpen become engaged shortly after he is arrested?

3. What does Jason Compson believe Henry found to be objectionable about Charles' past?

4. Where do Sutpen's slaves go when the war began?

5. Where is Charles Bon buried?

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