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

2. Who does Quentin recall talking to?
(a) Herbert Head
(b) Sheve
(c) Jason
(d) Benjy

3. What illness does Jason tell Dilsey Caddy has?
(a) Cancer
(b) Leprosy
(c) Polio
(d) Aids

4. What does Caddy do when Quentin asks her if she loves Ames?
(a) Smiles
(b) Holds his hand to her throat
(c) Nods her head
(d) Knees him in the groin

5. What did Quentin's father tell him about women?
(a) They only want one thing.
(b) They are all immoral.
(c) They can love anybody.
(d) They play games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quentin think about the smell of honey suckle?

2. What does Quentin buy after breakfast?

3. What does Jason tell the telegraph operator to do with his telegraph?

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

5. Whose watch can Quentin hear ticking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Quentin's character.

2. In what way does Quentin idealize women?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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