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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between Quentin Compson and Rosa Coldfield?
(a) She is his step-sister.
(b) She is his teacher.
(c) She is his aunt.
(d) They are neighbors.

2. Which of the following is the name of one of Sutpen's non-slave employees?
(a) Charles Akers.
(b) Wash Jones.
(c) Mr. Coldfield.
(d) Charles Bon.

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

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

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

6. What military conflict has Miss Coldfield lived through?
(a) The Spanish-American War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War II.

7. Why is Quentin listening to the story about Sutpen?
(a) His father makes him.
(b) He feels sorry for Thomas Sutpen.
(c) His mother asks him to,
(d) He is requested specifically by the person telling the story.

8. Shortly after Sutpen comes to Jefferson, he demonstrates a talent that both impresses and intimidates the town. What is that talent?
(a) His ability to win at cards.
(b) His ability to drink hard liquor.
(c) His shooting skills.
(d) His horse-taming skills.

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

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

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

12. Where does Rosa meet Charles Bon?
(a) In New Orleans.
(b) On the streets of Jefferson.
(c) She never meets him.
(d) At Sutpen's Hundred.

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

14. What is the name of the woman who tells Quentin the story of Thomas Sutpen?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Ellen Coldfield.
(c) Ellen Sutpen.
(d) Judith Sutpen.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps Thomas Sutpen when he comes to Jefferson in 1833?

3. What are the names of Sutpen's two daughters?

4. Who does Henry bring home from college for Christmas one year?

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

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