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

2. What does Spoade call Quentin?
(a) Timeless
(b) Grandfather time
(c) Mr. Wimpy
(d) Shreve's wife

3. Who does Quentin see in the bakery?
(a) His mother
(b) Caddy
(c) A stray dog
(d) An Italian child

4. Whose watch can Quentin hear ticking?
(a) His father's
(b) Shreve's
(c) His mother's
(d) His Grandfather's

5. What does Jason tell the telegraph operator to do with his telegraph?
(a) To pay for it himself
(b) To throw it away
(c) To send it with love
(d) To send it collect

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caddy do when Quentin asks her if she loves Ames?

2. How does Quentin think his sister has behaved?

3. Where does Caddy find out about her father's death?

4. Who does Quentin see rowing on the river?

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

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. Why do you think Quentin behaves so badly?

4. How does Quentin see Caddy?

5. Why does Ames say he hit Quentin?

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

7. Why do you think this chapter helps in understanding the story and characters better?

8. Describe Quentin's character.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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