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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which three characters have speaking roles in Chapter 1?
(a) Rosa Coldfield, Quentin Compson, and Mr. Compson.
(b) Quentin Compson, Mr. Compson, and Ellen Coldfield.
(c) Thompas Sutpen, Quentin Compson, and Ellen Coldfield.
(d) Ellen Sutpen, Rosa Coldfield, and Quentin Compson.

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

3. In Chapter 3, who is the primary narrator of the Thomas Sutpen story?
(a) Rosa Coldfield.
(b) Quentin Compson.
(c) Thomas Sutpen.
(d) Jason Compson.

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

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

6. In what year does Stupen's marriage take place?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1833.

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

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

9. Where does Henry Sutpen attend college?
(a) University of New Orleans.
(b) University of South Carolina.
(c) State University at Oxford.
(d) University of Mississippi.

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

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

12. Where does Supten live for the first few months of his residence in Jefferson?
(a) Mr. Coldfield's store.
(b) Holston House, the town inn.
(c) Sutpen's Hundred.
(d) In a tent on the outskirts of town.

13. Where does Thomas Sutpen get the money to build his estate?
(a) No one knows.
(b) A family inheritance.
(c) He is a horse trader.
(d) He had been a banker.

14. Who kills Charles Bon?
(a) His wife.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) Henry Sutpen.
(d) Thomas Sutpen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Charles Bon buried?

2. What is the weather like the night of Sutpen's wedding?

3. What is the relationship between Quentin Compson and Rosa Coldfield?

4. To whom does the recipient of the letter presented in Chapter 4 give the letter to decades ago?

5. What causes Henry and Charles Bon to abruptly leave Sutpen's estate one Christmas day?

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