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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Jason check his shares?

2. How many notes does Quentin write?

3. Why has Luster not changed Jason's tire?

4. What does Jason never want Lorraine to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is it significant that Quentin drowns himself with flat irons?

8. Describe Quentin's character.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Faulkner's life as a writer and a person. How much of the novel do you think comes from Faulkner's personal experience?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Jason's character. In what ways do you you think he is just doing good by his family? Why do you think he does not leave the family home? Is the attention he receives from his mother just as damaging as the lack of attention his siblings receive from her? Why do you think he treats Caddy and her daughter so badly?

Essay Topic 3

How do you think 1920's society reacts to Benjy's disability? How do you think people would react today?

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