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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 comes up with a plan that compromises the other two plans in Chapter 34: “Darl”?
(a) Anse.
(b) Cora.
(c) Darl.
(d) Dewey Dell.

2. Where does Cash gather willow leaves to clean a mud stain from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Whiteleaf.
(d) Memphis.

3. Where do the Bundrens stay at the home where they take Cash in Chapter 42: “Darl”?
(a) The front porch.
(b) The barn.
(c) The basement.
(d) The attic.

4. Anse claims in Chapter 28: "Anse" that there is nowhere in this world that an honest, hardworking man can do what?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Profit.
(c) Lose money.
(d) Find a wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family perceive that Cash is safe in Chapter 37: “Darl”?

2. Where is Cash riding in the wagon in Chapter 44: “Vardaman”?

3. What does Darl keep doing as he is put on the train in Chapter 57: “Darl”?

4. What does Vardaman ask Darl about the buzzards in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?

5. Who does Vardaman find on Addie’s coffin, crying, in Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Bundrens make a cast for Cash in Chapter 46: “Darl”? What does this foreshadow?

2. How is Jewel’s arrival described from Darl’s perspective in Chapter 27: “Darl”?

3. How do Jewel and Cash Bundren differ in their approach to the problem in Chapter 34: “Darl”?

4. How is Cash’s condition described in Chapter 42: “Darl”? Where is the Bundren family going in this chapter?

5. How are the animals saved from the fire in Chapter 50: “Darl”?

6. What conflict almost arises in Chapter 52: “Darl”? Why?

7. What are Vernon Tull’s impressions as they cross the river in Chapter 33: “Tull”?

8. How is Anse Bundren’s selfishness illustrated in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?

9. What is foreshadowed through Cora and Addie’s conversation in Chapter 39: “Cora”?

10. What does Vardaman think about the setting and situation in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?

(see the answer keys)

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