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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is sitting in the swing in present time?
(a) Jason
(b) Mrs. Compton
(c) Benjy
(d) Quentin

2. How is Luster related to Dilsey?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) He is her nephew.
(c) He is her grandson.
(d) He is her brother.

3. What is inside Benjy's bottle?
(a) Two flowers
(b) Sand
(c) A spider
(d) A frog

4. Who did Quentin have a fight with in a barn?
(a) Benjy
(b) Jason
(c) TP
(d) Roskus

5. How many children do Jason and Caroline Compson have?
(a) Ten
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Four

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does TP have to drive the carriage?

2. Where does Quentin say Benjy should be sent?

3. Where does Benjy's mother threaten to send him if he does not behave?

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

5. Why does Quentin commit suicide?

(see the answer key)

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