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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Versh tell Caddy her mother will whip her?
(a) She keeps swearing.
(b) Her dress is wet.
(c) She has been seen with boys.
(d) She has been stealing money.

2. What does Benji have no understanding of?
(a) His mother
(b) Golf
(c) Love
(d) Time

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

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

5. Where is Jason employed?
(a) A gas station
(b) The town bank
(c) A local store
(d) A construction site

6. Who does Quentin runaway with?
(a) A man from a traveling circus
(b) Her mother
(c) Benjy
(d) The local sherriff

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

8. What causes Benjy to moan?
(a) Jason's voice
(b) Luster hitting him
(c) His sore blister
(d) The golfers saying caddy

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

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

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

12. Where does Benjy wait for Caddy to return home from school?
(a) At the gate
(b) On the golf course
(c) Outside the school
(d) At the bus stop

13. Which one of the Compson children is the only one who does not have a narrative?
(a) Jason
(b) Caddy
(c) Benjy
(d) Quentin

14. What is the name of Caddy's boyfriend?
(a) David
(b) Hubby
(c) Charlie
(d) Jack

15. Who is the only sibling Caroline can relate to?
(a) Quentin
(b) Jason
(c) Herbert
(d) Caddy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Roskus say is a sign of bad luck?

2. What does the man in the red tie offer Benjy?

3. What does Luster find in the water?

4. What does Dilsey give Benjy to comfort him?

5. What does Maury do for a living?

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