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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caddy do when Charlie wants Benjy to go away?
(a) Hits Charlie
(b) Tells Benjy to stay
(c) Runs away
(d) Washes her mouth out with soap

2. What has Luster lost at the beginning of the first chapter?
(a) His watch
(b) A quarter
(c) His shoe
(d) His pants

3. Who does Mrs. Compson worry about leaving in the house?
(a) Jason
(b) Quentin
(c) Caddy
(d) Benjy

4. What does Benjy clasp in his hand in the carriage?
(a) His mother's hair
(b) A broken flower
(c) A mouse
(d) A picture of Caddy

5. For what reason does Quentin get into fights?
(a) To learn boxing
(b) To feel passion
(c) To prove his masculinity
(d) To defend his sister's honor

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the Compson children is the only one who does not have a narrative?

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

3. Why does TP have to drive the carriage?

4. What does Benji have no understanding of?

5. What can Benjy smell when he goes out into the cold?

(see the answer key)

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