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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim," a reference to?
(a) His father's alcoholism
(b) His parents' marriage
(c) Caddy's life
(d) Quentin's suicide

2. Who is credited with looking after the children?
(a) Caddy
(b) Dilsey
(c) Caroline
(d) Benjy

3. How old is Benjy on the day Faulkner recites his narrative?
(a) 30
(b) 33
(c) 21
(d) 40

4. What does Benjy clasp in his hand in the carriage?
(a) A picture of Caddy
(b) His mother's hair
(c) A mouse
(d) A broken flower

5. How much does Quentin have to pay to stop from going to court?
(a) $6
(b) $2
(c) $100
(d) $20

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Quentin recall talking to?

2. What is the name of Jason's mistress?

3. What does Caddy tell Benjy she will never do?

4. What does Quentin tell the jeweler he is celebrating?

5. What does Quentin's father sell to send him to Harvard?

(see the answer key)

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