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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is the wagon past the mouth of the lane when Jewel approaches on the horse in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) 100 yards.
(b) 300 yards.
(c) 200 yards.
(d) 50 yards.

2. Who does Armstid say had told him that the levee through Haley bottom had done gone for two miles in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?
(a) Peabody.
(b) Quick.
(c) Littlejohn.
(d) Snopes.

3. Tull describes Anse as looking like what dressed up in Chapter 31: “Tull"?
(a) An uncurried horse.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A weathered goat.
(d) An old man.

4. Anse Bundren says in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell” that his own daughter accuses him of being a what?
(a) Dog.
(b) Murderer.
(c) Thief.
(d) Lecher.

5. What is Anse’s new wife carrying as she approaches the wagon in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A gramophone.
(c) A hat box.
(d) A dog.

6. Whose barn are the Bundrens preparing to spend the night at in Chapter 48: “Darl”?
(a) The Gillespies' barn.
(b) The Samsons' barn.
(c) The Tulls' barn.
(d) The Russels' barn.

7. Who comes to the door at the drug store when Dewey Dell knocks in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?
(a) Tull.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Jackson.
(d) MacGowan.

8. Who suggests taking Cash to Peabody's in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Cora.
(c) Vardaman.
(d) Dewey Dell.

9. Who does Reverend Whitfield imagine going to confess his sin to in Chapter 41: “Whitfield”?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Cora.
(c) Anse.
(d) Darl.

10. What strikes the wagon as it crosses the ford in Chapter 35: “Vardaman”?
(a) A horse.
(b) A log.
(c) Another wagon.
(d) A rock.

11. Which of the Bundren children is Reverend Whitfield the father to?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Darl.
(c) Cash.
(d) Vardaman.

12. What do the Bundrens do to relieve Cash of the heat in his leg in Chapter 48: “Darl”?
(a) Put ice on the leg.
(b) Put him in a cold bathtub.
(c) Take him to a hospital.
(d) Pour water over the cast.

13. Which of Addie’s children does Cora tell Addie is her punishment on earth in Chapter 39: “Cora”?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Darl.
(c) Dewey Dell.
(d) Samson.

14. Of the men who accompany Darl on the train in Chapter 57: “Darl,” says they are riding on the state’s money which is referred to as what?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Murder.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Incest.

15. How many people does Samson describe on the wagon in Chapter 29: “Samson”?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Bundrens stay at the home where they take Cash in Chapter 42: “Darl”?

2. Anse continually wonders why he did not think to do what in Chapter 52: “Darl”?

3. Where has Anse gone in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?

4. Where does Addie describe going on in the afternoon when school was out and the last one had left in Chapter 40: “Addie”?

5. What do Mack and Gillespie use to cover the animals’ eyes in Chapter 50: “Darl”?

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