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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young man who shows up at age 21 looking for his inheritance?
(a) Lucas Quinn.
(b) Lucas Quintus.
(c) Lucas Quartus.
(d) Luke Quincetera.

2. Why do Boon and Ike miss the first train back?
(a) They want a good dinner and a bath.
(b) Boon is drunk.
(c) Boon gets sick.
(d) They decide to do some sightseeing.

3. What month is it when Chapter 3 begins?
(a) December.
(b) February.
(c) June.
(d) October.

4. How many strangers have shown up in camp to watch the hunt for Old Ben?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 11.
(d) 2.

5. In addition to having the ugliest face Ike has ever seen, Boon has no _______________.
(a) Profession.
(b) Wife.
(c) Money.
(d) Manners.

6. Who drives Ike and Boon to the railroad line?
(a) Ash.
(b) General Compson.
(c) Major deSpain.
(d) Sam.

7. What is Ike's profession at this point in time?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Banking.
(c) Farming.
(d) Accounting.

8. Both Ike and McCaslin agree that the land is _____________.
(a) Bountiful.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Theirs.
(d) Cursed.

9. How old is Ike as Chapter 4 begins?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 29.
(d) 21.

10. There were rumors that the slaves _____________________.
(a) Ran wild in the forest at night.
(b) Held huge parties in the big house.
(c) Held demonic sacrifices.
(d) Fixed up the big house.

11. How much money does Ike put into a bank account for Fornsiba?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $100.

12. The family ledger itemizes the purchase of ____________.
(a) Horses.
(b) Implements.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Slaves.

13. Which of the men jumps on Old Ben and stabs him?
(a) Ash.
(b) Boon.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Ike.

14. What does McCaslin do when he arrives in camp?
(a) Takes Boon's gun.
(b) Eats breakfast.
(c) Asks Boon if he killed Sam.
(d) Empties the shells from Boon's gun.

15. The doctor thinks that Sam __________________.
(a) Has had a stroke.
(b) Is in a state of shock.
(c) Has diabetes.
(d) Has terminal cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Semmes give Boon as a bonus with the whiskey order?

2. Ike's father and uncle were __________.

3. Sam Fathers learned both pride and ______________ in his life.

4. Which of the following does Sam not do after Old Ben is killed?

5. What is Boon's greatest vice?

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