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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do Jason and Caroline Compson have?
(a) Four
(b) Ten
(c) Three
(d) Five

2. Why does Quentin commit suicide?
(a) He fails his course.
(b) He cannot accept his sister's shame.
(c) He cannot cope with his father's death.
(d) He cannot accept that he is a homosexual.

3. Who drives the carriage in the final scene?
(a) Dilsey
(b) Quentin
(c) Jason
(d) Luster

4. What does Benji have no understanding of?
(a) Time
(b) Love
(c) His mother
(d) Golf

5. What is the name of the family's mother?
(a) Lynn
(b) Georgie
(c) Helena
(d) Caroline

Short Answer Questions

1. In what American state does Faulkner set the novel?

2. What does Quentin's father sell to send him to Harvard?

3. Who is the only sibling Caroline can relate to?

4. Which one of the Compson children is the only one who does not have a narrative?

5. Where is Luster driving Benjy to?

(see the answer key)

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