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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 does Caroline think Jason will make a great banker?
(a) He wears glasses.
(b) He understands the value of money.
(c) He is good with figures.
(d) He has practical sense.

2. Who does Quentin say buys her school books?
(a) Her teacher
(b) Her mother
(c) Jason
(d) Her grandmother

3. How many notes does Quentin write?
(a) One
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Two

4. What does Quentin tell the jeweler he is celebrating?
(a) A birthday
(b) The boat race
(c) A family wedding
(d) His anniversay

5. Who tries to attack Quentin?
(a) Gerald Bland
(b) Jason
(c) A skinhead
(d) The girl's brother

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quentin refuse to take from Herbert?

2. What does Quentin tell Shreve he is carrying?

3. Who is the only member of the family whom Mrs. Compson thinks has not been a curse on her?

4. What does Quentin think will happen to Benjy when his father dies?

5. What is "to go for a swim at night without knowing how to swim," a reference to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the unlikable Jason a victim of circumstances?

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

3. In what way does Quentin idealize women?

4. How could the reader see Jason as a strong character?

5. Why does Ames say he hit Quentin?

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

7. In what way is Jason cruel to his sister Caddy?

8. What problems does Jason have to deal with at home?

9. In what way does Faulkner suggest Caddy could be a homosexual?

10. In what way is Quentin's behavior towards his sister inappropriate?

(see the answer keys)

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