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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Compson do with the checks that Caddy sends?
(a) Puts them in a scrap book
(b) Burns them
(c) Frames them
(d) Gives them to charity

2. How does Quentin think his sister has behaved?
(a) Like a mental patient
(b) Like a nigger woman
(c) Like his mother
(d) Like an alien from Mars

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

4. How old is Benjy on the day Faulkner recites his narrative?
(a) 21
(b) 30
(c) 33
(d) 40

5. What does Quentin think about the smell of honey suckle?
(a) It makes him sneeze.
(b) It is the saddest smell of them all.
(c) It the most beatiful small of them all.
(d) It reminds him of the summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only member of the family whom Mrs. Compson thinks has not been a curse on her?

2. How is Luster related to Dilsey?

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

4. Why does the store owner employ Jason?

5. What is "to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim," a reference to?

(see the answer key)

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