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

Three O'clock

One O'clock

Midnight

3)

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

1920

1910

1911

1908

4)

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

The church

The library

The supermarket

School

5)

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

A screw driver

A hammer

Flat irons

Bullets

6)

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

He will be killed.

He will go into a deep depression.

He will be put into an asylum.

He will given away to another family.

7)

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

He is immoral.

He has no charisma.

He is too nervous.

He speaks in a white man's voice.

8)

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

His mother

An elephant

An old man

The man with the red tie

9)

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

$50

$10

$100

$25

10)

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

His father's

His mother's

Shreve's

His Grandfather'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 losing him his banking job

For lumbering him with Quentin

12)

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

Jason

Gerald Bland

Sheve

Dalton Ames

13)

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

His sister

His watch

The time

His glasses

14)

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

Letting down his tires

Breaking his window

Being rude to him

Skipping work

15)

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

A flower

A piece of wood

A slipper

A blanket

16)

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

Marry him

Have his child

Love him

Telephone him

17)

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

Easter

Benjy's birthday

Christmas

New Years day

18)

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

Two weeks

One day

Six days

Two months

19)

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

Trouble

Jesus

Quentin

Chocolate

20)

Where does Jason drive towards? (from Chapter 4)

Charlottesville

Ohio

Florida

Mottson

21)

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

Trout

Carp

Salmon

Catfish

22)

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

To send it collect

To pay for it himself

To throw it away

To send it with love

23)

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

Cries

Hits the sheriff

Laughs

Runs

24)

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

Quentin's suicide

Caddy's life

His parents' marriage

His father's alcoholism

25)

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

A frog

A spider

Two flowers

Sand

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