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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 with his store when the war breaks out?
(a) Locks it up.
(b) Turns it into a church.
(c) Sells it.
(d) Burns it.

2. What is Bon's rank in the army?
(a) General.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Private.

3. Who first discovers the truth about Charles Bon's past?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Henry Sutpen.
(c) Thomas Sutpen.
(d) Judith Sutpen.

4. What is Thomas Sutpen's rank in the army?
(a) General.
(b) Private.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Colonel.

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

6. What does Rosa Coldfield's sister ask of Rosa before the sister dies?
(a) To raise the Sutpen children.
(b) To marry Thomas Sutpen.
(c) To protect her children.
(d) To bury her on the farm.

7. Who posts bond so Sutpen can be released from jail?
(a) One of Sutpen's slaves.
(b) The Methodist minister.
(c) Mr. Akers
(d) Mr. Coldfield and General Compson.

8. Where had Thomas Sutpen lived before he came to Jefferson?
(a) Alabama.
(b) No one in Jefferson knows.
(c) Missouri.
(d) South Carolina.

9. What is Henry's rank in the army?
(a) General.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Private.

10. How does Rosa acquire what she needs to make Judith's wedding gift?
(a) She purchases it from her father's store.
(b) She receives it by mail-order.
(c) She steals it from her father's store.
(d) She receives it from Ellen.

11. To whom is Judith engaged?
(a) Charles Bon.
(b) Thomas Compson.
(c) The Methodist minister.
(d) Charles Akers.

12. What do Ellen and Judith do in Jefferson for entertainment?
(a) They go to the theater.
(b) They goshopping and call on the ladies of the town.
(c) They go dancing.
(d) They go to Holston House.

13. Where does Mr. Coldfield die?
(a) In a battle.
(b) In his store.
(c) In his attic.
(d) In his parlor.

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

15. Who helps Thomas Sutpen when he comes to Jefferson in 1833?
(a) The town preacher.
(b) Quentin's grandfather.
(c) Quentin's father.
(d) Ellen Coldfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sutpen choose the bride he does?

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

3. What does Charles Bon study at school?

4. What is the name of the woman who tells Quentin the story of Thomas Sutpen?

5. Who kills Charles Bon?

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