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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. What has Quentin told his father?
(a) That he has committed incest with his sister
(b) That he is wants to become a dustman
(c) That he wants to quit university
(d) That he is a homosexual

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

3. What is the opening phrase of this section?
(a) Love not want not
(b) Love is all round us
(c) Once a bitch always a bitch
(d) A man's man

4. What religion does Jason say he has nothing against?
(a) The Muslim religion
(b) The Sikh religion
(c) The Christian religion
(d) The Jewish religion

5. What does Jason never want Lorraine to do?
(a) Telephone him
(b) Marry him
(c) Have his child
(d) Love him

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jason see Uncle Maury drinking?

2. How much does Caddy offer Jason to see Quentin?

3. Who does Quentin see rowing on the river?

4. How much is a store in Boston offering for catching a trout?

5. What time does Jason check his shares?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Quentin idealize women?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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