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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 7 says that Sutpen had only one friend. Who is that friend?
(a) The French planter.
(b) The French architect.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Wash Jones.

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

3. Who is the first person Rosa encounters when she enters Sutpen's house after the murder?
(a) Clytie.
(b) Henry.
(c) Judith.
(d) Charles Bon.

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

5. Where do Quentin and Shreve believe that Henry was wounded?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Sumpter.
(c) Gettysberg.
(d) Shiloh.

6. Who is the letter in Chapter 6 from?
(a) Charles Bon.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) Rosa Coldfield.
(d) Jason Compson.

7. At the close of Chapter 5, Rosa says there is something hidden somewhere. Where is it hidden?
(a) In her father's store.
(b) In the Compson house.
(c) In Sutpen's house.
(d) In the swamp.

8. Where does Jim Bond live?
(a) In New Orleans.
(b) In the swamp adjacent to Sutpen's Hundred.
(c) In a shack behind the Sutpen estate.
(d) In Jefferson.

9. Where do Quentin and Shreve believe Henry and Thomas Sutpen last saw each other?
(a) On the battlefield.
(b) In New Orleans.
(c) At Sutpen's Hundred.
(d) In a military camp.

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

11. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Henry did after his final meeting with his father?
(a) Left the army and returned to Sutpen's Hundred to protect Judith.
(b) Killed himself.
(c) Killed Bon immediately.
(d) Told Charles Bon that Henry knew he was partially black and also his brother.

12. Where is Thomas Sutpen the second time Bon visits Sutpen's estate?
(a) In Springfield.
(b) In Jefferson.
(c) In Haiti.
(d) In New Orleans.

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

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

15. What is Shreve's nickname for Thomas Sutpen?
(a) The idiot.
(b) The demon.
(c) The fighter.
(d) The devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What woman does Sutpen turn his attentions to after Rosa leaves Sutpen's estate?

2. What reason does Rosa give for staying at Sutpen's estate after Bon's death?

3. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Charles Bon was waiting for when he anticipated the mail that would come to the university from Sutpen's Hundred?

4. How old is Charles Bon when he goes away to college?

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

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