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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Benjy sense that something has changed about Caddy?
(a) She spends all her time in the bathroom.
(b) She stops coming home from school.
(c) She shouts at him.
(d) She has stopped smelling of trees.

2. What does Maury do for a living?
(a) He is a pimp.
(b) He is a carpet cleaner.
(c) He is a businessman.
(d) He is a journalist.

3. What color tie is Quentin's companion wearing?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Brown
(d) White

4. How many parts is the novel divided into?
(a) Five
(b) Four
(c) Eight
(d) Two

5. What was Benjamin's original name?
(a) Quentin
(b) Maury
(c) Lucifer
(d) Jason

6. What does Benji spend most of his time watching?
(a) The washing machine
(b) The golf course
(c) Television
(d) School girls

7. What is the name of Caddy's boyfriend?
(a) Hubby
(b) Charlie
(c) Jack
(d) David

8. Who does Roskus say is a sign of bad luck?
(a) Benjy
(b) Quentin
(c) Jason
(d) Caddy

9. Why does TP have to drive the carriage?
(a) He can control the horses.
(b) He is the only person who knows how.
(c) If he does not drive it, Benjy will cry.
(d) Roskus is unwell.

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

11. Why does Benjy cry in the carriage?
(a) The road is bumpy.
(b) He is wants to pee.
(c) Luster is driving the wrong way.
(d) He has lost his shoe.

12. What does Benjy clasp in his hand in the carriage?
(a) A broken flower
(b) His mother's hair
(c) A picture of Caddy
(d) A mouse

13. Where does Benjy wait for Caddy to return home from school?
(a) At the gate
(b) On the golf course
(c) At the bus stop
(d) Outside the school

14. Who is Benjy's favorite sibling?
(a) Luster
(b) Caddy
(c) Quentin
(d) Jason

15. Who is the only sibling Caroline can relate to?
(a) Herbert
(b) Caddy
(c) Quentin
(d) Jason

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does Uncle Maury want from his sister?

3. How does Caddy make Benjy cry?

4. How old is Benjamin when his mother changes his name?

5. Who does Mrs. Compson worry about leaving in the house?

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