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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Sutpen visit when he returns to Jefferson to place a tombstone on Ellen's grave?
(a) General Compson.
(b) His first wife.
(c) Charles Bon.
(d) Rosa Coldfield.

3. 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 Sutpen's house.
(c) In the swamp.
(d) In the Compson house.

4. Where is Thomas Sutpen born?
(a) In the territory that is to become West Virginia.
(b) In the territory that is to become Mississippi.
(c) In the territory that is to become Louisiana.
(d) In the territory that is to become North Carolina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Rosa at the time of Bon's death?

2. What is the setting of Chapter 8?

3. What do Shreve and Quentin imagine Thomas Sutpen tells Henry at their last meeting?

4. What is Charles Bon's religion?

5. Who conducts Sutpen's funeral service?

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