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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says a prayer at Charles Bon's funeral?
(a) Henry.
(b) Clytie.
(c) Theophilus McCaslin.
(d) Thomas Sutpen.

2. What does Judith do with the money she receives from selling Sutpen's store?
(a) Moves to New Orleans.
(b) Purchases a tombstone for Charles Bon.
(c) Moves into downtown Jefferson.
(d) Purchases a tombstone for her father.

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

4. Who is telling the Sutpen story in Chapter 7?
(a) Quentin and Rosa.
(b) Quentin and Jason.
(c) Quentin and Shreve.
(d) Rosa and Shreve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Quentin and Jason visit the Sutpen graveyard, who is buried there?

2. Who is Jim Bond?

3. Where does Thomas Sutpen go when he leaves his family as a boy?

4. What happens to Charles Bon's son after his mother dies?

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

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