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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas Sutpen like to do in his barn for entertainment?
(a) Fight with his slaves.
(b) Make saddles.
(c) Whittle.
(d) Read books.

2. Where do Sutpen's slaves go when the war began?
(a) They leave Sutpen's Hundred to follow the Yankee army.
(b) They hide in the woods near Sutpen's Hundred.
(c) They go to New Orleans.
(d) They go to Martinique.

3. To whom does the recipient of the letter presented in Chapter 4 give the letter to decades ago?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Jason Compson.
(c) General Compson, Quentin's grandfather.
(d) Mrs. Compson, Quentin's grandmother.

4. Why does Thomas Sutpen stop attending church?
(a) His son dies.
(b) His wife is embarrassed about her clothes.
(c) The preacher asks him to.
(d) He becomes ill.

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

6. Who wants Stupen and his bride to have a big wedding?
(a) The bride's mother.
(b) The groom's father.
(c) The bride's father.
(d) The bride's aunt.

7. What is Rosa Coldfield's father's occupation?
(a) He is a merchant.
(b) He is a tailor.
(c) He is a preacher.
(d) He is a farmer.

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

9. How is Charles Bon killed?
(a) He is poisoned.
(b) He is drowned.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He is shot.

10. Why does Sutpen choose the bride he does?
(a) She is the most beautiful woman in Jefferson.
(b) He meets her at church and falls in love with her immediately.
(c) Her father is one of the most respectable men in Jefferson.
(d) Her father is rich and Sutpen wanted a large dowry.

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

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

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

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

15. After what major event does Rosa Coldfield move to Sutpen's estate?
(a) After the death of her mother.
(b) After the death of her father.
(c) After the birth of Judith Sutpen.
(d) After the death of her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Charles Bon?

2. Who lends Sutpen cotton seeds for his plantation?

3. Who first discovers the truth about Charles Bon's past?

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

5. What is Thomas Sutpen's rank in the army?

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