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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason want to send Benjy to an asylum?

2. What is the name of the black man Quentin befriends?

3. What did Quentin's father tell him about women?

4. Who does Quentin say buys her school books?

5. What does Jason do with the money Caddy sends for Quentin's upkeep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jason's boss Earl persist with him?

2. In what way does Faulkner suggest Caddy could be a homosexual?

3. Do think Quentin shares either of his parents characteristics?

4. In what way does Quentin idealize women?

5. Why do you think Quentin behaves so badly?

6. Why do you think this chapter helps in understanding the story and characters better?

7. In what way does Quentin show his obsession with time?

8. What tragedies do you think have have shaped Jason's life?

9. What problems does Jason have to deal with at home?

10. In way does Jason show himself to be a racist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following statement; the female Quentin and Caddy's promiscuity is due to a lack of a proper father figure in their life.

Essay Topic 2

What meaning do you think the Mississippi setting gives the novel? Choose another state and examine how different the novel would be if it was set there.

Essay Topic 3

Faulkner writes in a southern Gothic style. What is the southern Gothic style? Where does it originate from? What meaning do you think it gave Southern literature?

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