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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. Why has Luster not changed Jason's tire?
(a) He was out shopping.
(b) He had to look after Benjy.
(c) He was watching a film.
(d) He does not like Jason.

2. How does Quentin describe Gerald's hair?
(a) Curly and yellow
(b) Receding
(c) Wavy and brown
(d) Straight and black

3. How much does Quentin have to pay to stop from going to court?
(a) $100
(b) $2
(c) $20
(d) $6

4. What time does Jason check his shares?
(a) Noon
(b) Three O'clock
(c) Ten O'clock
(d) One O'clock

5. Where does Jason see Uncle Maury drinking?
(a) In a cave
(b) In church
(c) Behind a gravestone
(d) In the pantry

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quentin buy at the hardware store?

2. What is the opening phrase of this section?

3. How much money did Jason give Lorraine last time they met?

4. What does Quentin refuse to take from Herbert?

5. Who does Quentin see rowing on the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. In way does Jason show himself to be a racist?

2. In what way does Quentin show his obsession with time?

3. Why is it significant that Quentin drowns himself with flat irons?

4. Do you think Jason's problems excuse his often misogynist behavior?

5. What tragedies do you think have have shaped Jason's life?

6. How does Quentin see Caddy?

7. In what way does Quentin idealize women?

8. Why does Ames say he hit Quentin?

9. Why does Jason's boss Earl persist with him?

10. How is Quentin's narrative similar to Benjy's?

(see the answer keys)

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