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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shreve believe Charles changed the pictures?
(a) So that in case he died, Judith would find the picture and think that he had not been worth marrying.
(b) So that when he died, Judith would be able to contact his wife and child.
(c) Because Charles never loved Judith.
(d) Because Charles intended to mail the picture to his wife and child after marrying Judith.

2. Who kills Thomas Sutpen?
(a) Henry Sutpen.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) Rosa Coldfield.
(d) Wash Jones.

3. What happens to Charles Bon's son after his mother dies?
(a) He inherits her money and becomes a landowner.
(b) He becomes a servant in New Orleans.
(c) He is sent to boarding school.
(d) He comes to live at Sutpen's Hundred.

4. When Thomas Sutpen goes to the front door of the plantation house when he is a boy, what happens?
(a) The house servants laugh at Sutpen's clothes.
(b) The lady of the house takes him in and gave him a tour.
(c) The slave butler tells Sutpen he is not allowed to use the front door and must go to the back of the house.
(d) The master of the house shows Sutpen his gun.

5. How old is Thomas Sutpen when he returns from the war?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Fiifty-nine.
(c) Thirty-nine.
(d) Forty-five.

6. Where does Thomas Sutpen go when he leaves his family as a boy?
(a) The West Indies.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) South Carolina.

7. What is the name of the woman who Sutpen impregnates after Rosa leaves Sutpen's estate?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Milly.

8. What does Judith do when she tells Thomas Sutpen about what happened to Bon?
(a) She remains emotionless.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She cries.

9. What is the name of Quentin's roommate?
(a) Charles.
(b) Jason.
(c) Shreve.
(d) Henry.

10. What is Charles Bon's religion?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Adventist.

11. Who makes Bon's coffin?
(a) Wash Jones.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) Thomas Sutpen.
(d) Henry Sutpen.

12. When Quentin goes to Sutpen's Hundred with Rosa, who tries to stop them from going up the stairs?
(a) Jim Bond.
(b) Wash Jones.
(c) Clytie.
(d) Henry Sutpen.

13. Who is discussing the Sutpen story in Chapter 6?
(a) Quentin and Henry.
(b) Quentin and Rosa.
(c) Quentin and Shreve.
(d) Quentin and Jason.

14. What type of injury does General Compson incur in the war?
(a) He breaks his leg.
(b) He is shot in the foot.
(c) An arm wound that leads to the amputation of his right arm.
(d) He is knifed in the shoulder.

15. How does Quentin know about Thomas Sutpen's childhood?
(a) Sutpen tells Quentin's grandfather, who tells Quentin's father, who tells Quentin.
(b) Rosa Coldfield tells Quentin about Sutpen's childhood.
(c) Sutpen's childhood is common knowledge in Jefferson.
(d) The Compsons possessed Thomas Sutpen's diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of Chapter 5?

2. How does Wash Jones' granddaughter die?

3. What is Judith holding in her hand the first time Rosa sees her after the murder?

4. What is Shreve's nickname for Thomas Sutpen?

5. What is Sutpen's occupation between the time he leaves his family and the time he arrives in Jefferson?

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