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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who Sutpen impregnates after Rosa leaves Sutpen's estate?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Milly.
(d) Eleanor.

2. 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?
(a) A letter from Judith professing her love.
(b) A letter from Judith's maid suggesting that Bon propose to Judith.
(c) A letter from Ellen suggesting that Bon propose to Judith.
(d) A letter from Thomas Sutpen revealing that he was Bon's father.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who cries at Bon's funeral?

4. Who makes Bon's coffin?

5. Who is Penelope?

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