The Sound and the Fury Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Sound and the Fury Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dilsey tell Luster to take Benjy?
(a) School
(b) The library
(c) The supermarket
(d) The church

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

3. What does Luster say to torment Benjy?
(a) Kissy kissy
(b) Idiot
(c) Simple Simon
(d) Caddy

4. What does the banker do when he finds out Caddy's child is not his?
(a) Shoots her
(b) Agrees never to say anything
(c) Adopts the child
(d) Divorces her

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

6. Who is Quentin's favorite sibling?
(a) Benjy
(b) Jason
(c) Dilsey
(d) Caddy

7. What does Caddy tell Benjy she will never do?
(a) Beat him
(b) Leave him
(c) Love him
(d) Tease him

8. What does the wealthy banker promise to do for Jason?
(a) Secure him a car
(b) Find him a wife
(c) Build him a house
(d) Find him a job at the bank

9. Why does the store owner employ Jason?
(a) He brings in extra business.
(b) He is good company.
(c) He feels sorry for his mother.
(d) He loves his niece.

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

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

12. What does Benji spend most of his time watching?
(a) The golf course
(b) School girls
(c) The washing machine
(d) Television

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

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

15. How much money does Uncle Maury want from his sister?
(a) $50
(b) $500
(c) $25
(d) $100

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does TP have to drive the carriage?

2. How old is Benjy on the day Faulkner recites his narrative?

3. How many parts is the novel divided into?

4. Who does Maury use to send notes to his lover?

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

(see the answer keys)

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