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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can Benjy smell when he goes out into the cold?
(a) The cold
(b) Love
(c) The horses
(d) Caddy

2. Where does Benjy wait for Caddy to return home from school?
(a) At the gate
(b) Outside the school
(c) At the bus stop
(d) On the golf course

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

4. Why is Quentin angry at Luster?
(a) For shouting at her
(b) For making advances towards her
(c) For telling Jason she planned to runaway
(d) For letting Benjy see her

5. What does Dilsey give Benjy to comfort him?
(a) A slipper
(b) A piece of wood
(c) A blanket
(d) A flower

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Uncle Maury want from his sister?

2. Who does Roskus carry back to the house on his back?

3. How many parts is the novel divided into?

4. How many children do Jason and Caroline Compson have?

5. What does Caroline wish for the sake of her husband and children?

(see the answer key)

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