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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. How much does Quentin have to pay to stop from going to court?

2. Who does Quentin recall talking to?

3. Where does Jason go to check his shares?

4. What was the name of Caddy's husband?

5. What does Jason find in a letter from Caddy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Quentin's character.

2. In what way is Jason cruel to his sister Caddy?

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

4. What do you think is Jason's opinion on women?

5. How could the reader see Jason as a strong character?

6. In what way does Quentin idealize women?

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

8. Why does Jason want to get rid of Benjy?

9. Do you think Jason's problems excuse his often misogynist behavior?

10. Why do you think Quentin behaves so badly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Quentin commits suicide? How do you think it affects the family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Caddy's relationship with the following characters:

1) Quentin

2) Benjy

3) Jason

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Faulkner express Benjy and Quentin's obsessive behavior? Why do you think Jason is the only narrator not to have obsessive behavior? What meaning does it give to his character and the novel?

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