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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whom does Jason vent his anger ?
(a) His mother
(b) His niece Quentin
(c) Dilsey
(d) Benjy

2. Who is credited with looking after the children?
(a) Caddy
(b) Dilsey
(c) Caroline
(d) Benjy

3. Why does Caroline change Benjamin's name?
(a) She thinks it will cure him.
(b) She thinks it sounds better.
(c) The children tease him.
(d) She changes his name hide his real identity.

4. What does Caroline wish for the sake of her husband and children?
(a) That she was not bedridden
(b) That she had more money
(c) That she was a stronger children
(d) That she knew how to cook

5. In what American state does Faulkner set the novel?
(a) New York
(b) Mississippi
(c) Ohio
(d) Indiana

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maury do for a living?

2. What does the wealthy banker promise to do for Jason?

3. What is inside Benjy's bottle?

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

5. Who drives the carriage in the final scene?

(see the answer key)

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