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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vardaman claim his mother is in Chapter 19: "Vardaman"?
(a) A horse.
(b) A buzzard.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A fish.

2. How much of the time does Cash say people are generally upright in a house in Chapter 18: "Cash"?
(a) 1/4 of the time.
(b) 3/4 of the time.
(c) 1/2 of the time.
(d) 2/3 of the time.

3. Who is Cora married to?
(a) Vernon Tull.
(b) Vanderman Bundren.
(c) Dr. Peabody.
(d) Anse Bundren.

4. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 8: "Tull"? "His eyes look like pieces of burnt-out cinder fixed in his face, looking out over the land" (11).
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Oxymoron.

5. What does Tull say is the only burden Anse has ever had in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Lack of intelligence.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dewey Dell imagine herself sitting in the wagon in Chapter 30: “Dewey Dell”?

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

3. Who begins to fall behind when carrying the casket in Chapter 23: "Darl"?

4. What does Anse anticipate getting after Addie dies in Chapter 12: "Darl"?

5. Where does Cash gather willow leaves to clean a mud stain from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?

(see the answer key)

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