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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who notifies Rosa Coldfield of Charles' death?
(a) Henry Sutpen.
(b) Mrs. Compson.
(c) Judith Sutpen
(d) Wash Jones.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where is Ellen Sutpen at the time of Rosa's story?
(a) In New Orleans.
(b) In Connecticut.
(c) At home.
(d) She is dead.

11. Where is Quentin while he's listening to the story about Thomas Sutpen?
(a) At Harvard.
(b) In his father's house.
(c) At Stupen's estate.
(d) In Rosa Coldfield's office.

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

13. What does Thomas Sutpen do during the war?
(a) Moves to New Orleans.
(b) Locks himself in his attic.
(c) Fights for the South.
(d) Fights for the North.

14. What does General Compson do on the day of Sutpen's wedding?
(a) He protests the wedding and stays home.
(b) He attends the ceremony with his wife.
(c) He throws dirt and vegetables at the newlyweds.
(d) He goes hunting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rosa meet Charles Bon?

2. What is Rosa preparing as a wedding gift for Judith?

3. Where does Mr. Coldfield die?

4. From whom does Sutpen purchase his land?

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

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