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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cora say "admits that a good breed of cows or hogs pays in the long run" in Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Darl.
(b) Tull.
(c) Anse.
(d) Vardaman.

2. Who is the boy who walks up with a fish in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Samson.
(b) Darl.
(c) Vardaman.
(d) Jack.

3. Who does Pa tell to get supper on after Addie's death in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) Cora.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Ann Marie.
(d) Dewey Dell.

4. Why does Peabody hope for Addie's impending death in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?
(a) Because otherwise he will have to haul her back to town.
(b) Because otherwise he will have to tell his wife about the affair.
(c) Because otherwise he will be expected to marry her.
(d) Because he hates her.

5. Who is heard sawing in the distance in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Tull.
(b) Cash.
(c) Darl.
(d) Vardaman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tull describe as standing like a scarecrow in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

2. Why does Darl insinuate that Dewey Dell wants Addie to die in Chapter 10: "Darl"?

3. What does Dewey Dell repeatedly say that she is in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?

4. What do Anse and Jewel argue about in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?

5. Who ends up hoisting the coffin into the wagon alone in Chapter 23: "Darl"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 20: “Tull”?

2. Why is Jewel Bundren angry in Chapter 4: “Jewel”? What does his anger indicate about Jewel’s character?

3. What is Tull's relationship to the Bundrens? What role does he play in the story?

4. What is indicated by Cash’s detailed list in Chapter 18: “Cash”?

5. What is the narrative style of As I Lay Dying? Who is introduced in Chapter 1: “Darl”?

6. What does Jewel do when he family departs in Chapter 25: “Darl”? Why?

7. What is significant about Vardaman’s assessment of his mother in Chapter 15: “Vardaman”?

8. What is indicated by Kate Tull’s concern about the cakes that don’t sell in Chapter 2: “Cora”?

9. What is the main setting of As I Lay Dying? Where does the story begin?

10. What is indicated by Darl’s assessments of his mother Chapter 21: “Darl”?

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