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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What can Benjy smell when he goes out into the cold?
(a) Love
(b) Caddy
(c) The cold
(d) The horses

4. What does Dilsey give Benjy to comfort him?
(a) A slipper
(b) A flower
(c) A blanket
(d) A piece of wood

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom does Jason vent his anger ?

2. Who is sitting in the swing in present time?

3. Why does Quentin commit suicide?

4. In what American state does Faulkner set the novel?

5. What does Maury do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the novel.

2. In what way can Benjy understand things better than most people?

3. Describe Jason Compton's role in the novel.

4. Why do you think Benjy wants his sister back so much?

5. Describe Benjamin Compson's role in the novel.

6. What does Benjy remember about his brother Quentin?

7. How does a tale of such hopelessness maintain such power?

8. What positive effect does Caddy have on Benjy's life?

9. Why do you think Benjy does not describe physical appearance?

10. Describe the two parents of the Compson family.

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