The Sound and the Fury | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Plot

1. How many parts is the novel divided into?

Four

2. In what American state does Faulkner set the novel?

Mississippi

3. What is the family's surname?

Compson

4. What is the name of the family's mother?

Caroline

5. How many children do Jason and Caroline Compson have?

Four

6. How does Caroline see her youngest son's affliction?

As a curse on the family

7. Why does Caroline change Benjamin's name?

She thinks it will cure him.

8. How old is Benjamin when his mother changes his name?

Five

9. What was Benjamin's original name?

Maury

10. What does Maury do for a living?

He is a businessman.

11. How does Maury get the money he uses to invest in business?

He borrows it.

12. Who does Maury use to send notes to his lover?

The children

13. What does Benji have no understanding of?

Time

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