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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What photograph does Charles Bon have on his person when he dies?
(a) A photograph of Henry.
(b) A photograph of Judith.
(c) A photograph of his wife and child.
(d) A photograph of himself in his military uniform.

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

3. What happens to Rosa Coldfield's aunt when Rosa was ten?
(a) The aunt is arrested and jailed.
(b) The aunt moves out to Sutpen's Hundred.
(c) The aunt dies.
(d) The aunt elopes.

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

5. What is Rosa preparing as a wedding gift for Judith?
(a) She is making undergarments for Judith's trousseau.
(b) She is knitting Judith a sweater.
(c) She is making Judith's wedding dress.
(d) She is writing out instructions on how to cook.

6. What is Mr. Coldfiled's association with Sutpen after the marriage?
(a) Mr. Coldfield is Sutpen's business associate.
(b) Mr. Coldfield is Sutpen's father-in-law.
(c) Mr. Coldfield is one of the townspeople who turned his back on Sutpen.
(d) Mr. Coldfield is Sutpen's brother-in-law.

7. After Sutpen's house is built but still unfurnished, what does Sutpen invite Jeffersonians out to Sutpen's Hundred to do?
(a) Fish.
(b) Help him decorate the house.
(c) Hunt, drink, play cards, and watch slaves fight for entertainment.
(d) Watch dog fighting.

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

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

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

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

12. Who does Thomas Sutpen marry?
(a) Ellen Compson.
(b) Ellen Coldfield.
(c) Rosa Coldfield.
(d) Judith Sutpen.

13. What is the weather like the night of Sutpen's wedding?
(a) It is raining.
(b) There is a tornado coming.
(c) It is a perfect summer night.
(d) It is snowing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Charles Bon?

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

3. How old is Rosa when Ellen dies?

4. What is Henry's rank in the army?

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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