3. Where do Sutpen's slaves go when the war began?
(a) They go to Martinique.
(b) They leave Sutpen's Hundred to follow the Yankee army.
(c) They go to New Orleans.
(d) They hide in the woods near Sutpen's Hundred.

4. What do Ellen and Judith do in Jefferson for entertainment?
(a) They go dancing.
(b) They go to Holston House.
(c) They go to the theater.
(d) They goshopping and call on the ladies of the town.

5. Who currently has possession of the letter presented in Chapter 4?
(a) Henry Sutpen.
(b) Judith Sutpen.
(c) Jason Compson.
(d) Rosa Coldfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the visitor who Henry brings home for Christmas from?

2. Who notifies Rosa Coldfield of Charles' death?

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

4. After Sutpen's estate has been built but left unfurnished for several years, he leaves Jefferson for a short period of time. What does he return with?

5. From whom does Sutpen purchase his land?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what is meant by the fact that Quentin and Shreve feel as though there are four people in their dorm room?

2. What reasons does Jason Compson give for Rosa hating her father?

3. Characterize Thomas Sutpen as he is portrayed by Rosa Coldfield's description in Chapter 1.

4. What is the reader to imfer from the last paragraph of Chapter 1, which says that there were "two Sutpen faces," one Judith's and one a slave girl's, looking down at Sutpen fighting his slaves?

5. What is the significance of describing Judith and Henry as having a relationship as close as "that fierce impersonal rivalry between two cadets in a crack regiment"?

6. In Chapter 3, how does the breakout of the war affect the main characters of the story?

7. How does Rosa depict Judith's reaction to Charles Bon's murder?

8. Why did Clytie set the fire at Sutpen's Hundred?

9. When did Sutpen tell General Compson about why he abandoned his first wife?

10. Why didn't Bon view his first marriage as a barrier to marrying Judith?

(see the answer keys)

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