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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Rosa at the time of Bon's death?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Thirty.

2. What organization is Sutpen asked to join, but which he declines to be a part of?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) Jefferson's City Council.
(c) The Confederate Army.
(d) The Mississippi Senate.

3. Who is the primary narrator of Chapter 8?
(a) Henry.
(b) Shreve.
(c) Quentin.
(d) Rosa.

4. What reason does Rosa give for staying at Sutpen's estate after Bon's death?
(a) She is waiting for Sutpen to return.
(b) She wants to marry Sutpen when he returnes.
(c) She needs food.
(d) She needs shelter.

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

6. What is the name of Thomas Sutpen's first child?
(a) Clytie.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) Henry Sutpen.
(d) Charles Bon.

7. Who do Quentin and Shreve believe persuaded Bon to attend the university he chose to attend?
(a) The lawyer.
(b) Bon's mother.
(c) Bon's wife.
(d) Thomas Sutpen.

8. What woman does Sutpen turn his attentions to after Rosa leaves Sutpen's estate?
(a) One of his neighbor's servants.
(b) His neighbor's daughter.
(c) Ellen Coldfield.
(d) Wash Jones' granddaughter.

9. Where does Rosa live after leaving Sutpen's estate?
(a) Her father's house.
(b) In New Orleans.
(c) In her father's store.
(d) The Compsons' house.

10. Where is Sutpen's funeral?
(a) In the woods near Sutpen's Hundred.
(b) At Sutpen's Hundred.
(c) At Jefferson's Methodist church.
(d) At Jefferson's Catholic church.

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

12. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Thomas Sutpen tells Henry at their last meeting?
(a) That Henry should move out of the country.
(b) That Henry must keep Bon's identity a secret.
(c) That Henry must kill Charles Bon.
(d) That Henry cannot allow Bon to marry Judith.

13. Who is the narrator of Chapter 5?
(a) Quentin Compson.
(b) Thomas Sutpen.
(c) Rosa Coldfield.
(d) Jason Compson.

14. Who rescues Charles Etienne Saint-Valery Bon from being indicted?
(a) Judith.
(b) General Compson.
(c) Clytie.
(d) Rosa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Thomas Sutpen?

2. How does Thomas Sutpen's last (youngest) child die?

3. Who is Jim Bond?

4. How far is Henry and Charles' university from Sutpen's estate?

5. Who does Sutpen visit when he returns to Jefferson to place a tombstone on Ellen's grave?

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