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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. Who does Quentin see rowing on the river?
(a) Blimp Gibson
(b) Toby Marsh
(c) Lottie Flower
(d) Gerald Bland

2. How much is a store in Boston offering for catching a trout?
(a) $10
(b) $50
(c) $100
(d) $25

3. What was the name of Caddy's husband?
(a) Jacob Legg
(b) Herbert Head
(c) Anthony Corelli
(d) Simon Goldsmith

4. What is the name of Jason's boss?
(a) Bobby
(b) Earl
(c) Pete
(d) Davis

5. What does Quentin buy after breakfast?
(a) A pair of swimming trunks
(b) A cigar
(c) A cake
(d) A gun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quentin tell the jeweler he has forgotten?

2. Why does Jason want to send Benjy to an asylum?

3. Where does Quentin try and leave the child?

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

5. What illness does Jason tell Dilsey Caddy has?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Quentin react when he is accused of kidnapping the the Italian girl?

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

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

6. In what way does Quentin idealize women?

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

8. Why do you think Quentin behaves so badly?

9. Why does Jason want to get rid of Benjy?

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

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