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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the man in the red tie offer Benjy?
(a) An apple
(b) A match
(c) A cigarette
(d) An orange

4. Why does Benjy cry in the carriage?
(a) Luster is driving the wrong way.
(b) He has lost his shoe.
(c) The road is bumpy.
(d) He is wants to pee.

5. Who does Caddy name her daughter after?
(a) The child's father
(b) A famous painter
(c) Her favorite writer
(d) A dead brother

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dilsey place a piece of wood between Luster and Benjy at night?

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

3. What has Luster lost at the beginning of the first chapter?

4. What does Roskus tell TP he is losing?

5. What does Luster find in the water?

(see the answer key)

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