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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon hearing that Judith is engaged, what does Rosa offer to teach Judith?
(a) How to keep a ledger.
(b) How to read.
(c) How to keep house and manage other domestic matters.
(d) How to make a wedding dress.

2. When Thomas Sutpen comes to Jefferson, what does the town notice that is strange about his appearance?
(a) He looks as if he had been ill.
(b) He is extremely short.
(c) He is missing a leg.
(d) He is wearing a brand-new suit.

3. Who lends Sutpen cotton seeds for his plantation?
(a) Mr. Coldfield.
(b) Mr. Akers.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Jefferson's hospitality committee.

4. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1900.

5. Who does Henry bring home from college for Christmas one year?
(a) Charles Akers.
(b) His English professor.
(c) Charles Bon.
(d) Quentin Compson.

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

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

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

9. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's estate?
(a) Sutpen's Hundred.
(b) Sutpen's Castle.
(c) Sutpen's Manor.
(d) Sutpen's Farm.

10. Who builds Sutpen's house?
(a) The local construction company.
(b) Jefferson laborers.
(c) A group of soldiers.
(d) Sutpen and his slaves.

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

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

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

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

15. Why does Stupen's bride cry on her wedding day?
(a) She hates Sutpen.
(b) Her father disapproves of the marriage.
(c) Her mother can not attend the wedding.
(d) Most of Jefferson refuses to attend the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the letter that is presented in Chapter 4?

2. What does Thomas Sutpen do during the war?

3. What happens when Stupen and his bride emerge from the church after their wedding service?

4. What military conflict has Miss Coldfield lived through?

5. Shortly after Sutpen comes to Jefferson, he demonstrates a talent that both impresses and intimidates the town. What is that talent?

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