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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Quentin say Benjy should be sent?
(a) The asylum
(b) Jail
(c) The work house
(d) A circus

2. How does Caddy make Benjy cry?
(a) She says she is running away.
(b) She calls him names.
(c) She puts his head under the water.
(d) She hits him.

3. What does Quentin's father sell to send him to Harvard?
(a) His car
(b) Land
(c) The family business
(d) The family house

4. Why does Dilsey place a piece of wood between Luster and Benjy at night?
(a) So they do not fall through the centre of the bed.
(b) So they do not roll into each other.
(c) So Luster can hit him.
(d) So Benji will not hurt Luster.

5. What are the people at the river doing?
(a) Washing clothes
(b) Bathing
(c) Fishing
(d) Sun bathing

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Benjy wait for Caddy to return home from school?

2. What does Benji have no understanding of?

3. What does the banker do when he finds out Caddy's child is not his?

4. For what reason does Quentin get into fights?

5. Who is Quentin's favorite sibling?

(see the answer key)

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