View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Benjy say Caddy smells like?
(a) Strawberries
(b) Boys
(c) Trees
(d) Water

3. What does Luster find in the water?
(a) A dead fish
(b) A human hand
(c) A golf club
(d) A golf ball

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

5. What is inside Benjy's bottle?
(a) A frog
(b) Sand
(c) Two flowers
(d) A spider

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caddy tell Benjy she will never do?

2. What are the people at the river doing?

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

4. For what reason does Quentin get into fights?

5. What does Quentin's father sell to send him to Harvard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Quentin's role in the novel.

3. Describe the female Quentin's role in the novel.

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

5. Do you think Luster understands Benjy?

6. Describe Uncle Maury's role in the novel.

7. How do you think outsiders see Benjamin?

8. What does Benjy remember about his brother Quentin?

9. What complaints does the female Quentin have about Benjy?

10. What is Quentin's relationship with his sister Caddy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 628 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample