Free The Sound and the Fury Quiz

1)

Why is Quentin angry at Luster? (from Chapter 1)

For telling Jason she planned to runaway

For shouting at her

For making advances towards her

For letting Benjy see her

2)

What time is it when the clock strikes ten times? (from Chapter 4)

Eleven O'clock

One O'clock

Three O'clock

Midnight

3)

In what year does Quentin commit suicide? (from Chapter 2)

1910

1920

1908

1911

4)

Where does Dilsey tell Luster to take Benjy? (from Chapter 1)

School

The church

The supermarket

The library

5)

What does Quentin buy at the hardware store? (from Chapter 2)

Bullets

A hammer

Flat irons

A screw driver

6)

What does Quentin think will happen to Benjy when his father dies? (from Chapter 2)

He will be killed.

He will be put into an asylum.

He will given away to another family.

He will go into a deep depression.

7)

Why is Dilsey disappointed in the visiting preacher? (from Chapter 4)

He has no charisma.

He is immoral.

He is too nervous.

He speaks in a white man's voice.

8)

Who does Jason threaten at the circus? (from Chapter 4)

An elephant

The man with the red tie

An old man

His mother

9)

How much is a store in Boston offering for catching a trout? (from Chapter 2)

$50

$100

$10

$25

10)

Whose watch can Quentin hear ticking? (from Chapter 2)

His mother's

Shreve's

His Grandfather's

His father's

11)

Why does Jason want to punish Caddy? (from Chapter 3)

For bringing shame on the family

For not giving him enough money

For lumbering him with Quentin

For losing him his banking job

12)

Who does Quentin remember fighting with? (from Chapter 2)

Dalton Ames

Sheve

Gerald Bland

Jason

13)

What does Quentin tell the jeweler he has forgotten? (from Chapter 2)

His watch

His glasses

His sister

The time

14)

What has Jason accused Luster of doing? (from Chapter 4)

Breaking his window

Being rude to him

Letting down his tires

Skipping work

15)

What does Dilsey give Benjy to comfort him? (from Chapter 1)

A flower

A piece of wood

A blanket

A slipper

16)

What does Jason never want Lorraine to do? (from Chapter 3)

Telephone him

Have his child

Marry him

Love him

17)

What day is the family celebrating? (from Chapter 4)

Easter

New Years day

Christmas

Benjy's birthday

18)

How late does Jason say Caddy's check is? (from Chapter 3)

One day

Two months

Six days

Two weeks

19)

What does Dilsey say Benjy can smell? (from Chapter 4)

Quentin

Trouble

Jesus

Chocolate

20)

Where does Jason drive towards? (from Chapter 4)

Ohio

Mottson

Charlottesville

Florida

21)

What kind of fish are the three young boys fishing for? (from Chapter 2)

Catfish

Salmon

Carp

Trout

22)

What does Jason tell the telegraph operator to do with his telegraph? (from Chapter 3)

To send it collect

To send it with love

To pay for it himself

To throw it away

23)

What does Quentin do when the sheriff arrests him for abducting the Italian child? (from Chapter 2)

Cries

Runs

Laughs

Hits the sheriff

24)

What is "to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim," a reference to? (from Chapter 3)

Caddy's life

His parents' marriage

Quentin's suicide

His father's alcoholism

25)

What is inside Benjy's bottle? (from Chapter 1)

Two flowers

Sand

A frog

A spider

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