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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dewey Dell say she is going to do while Anse and Cash eat in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) To go shopping.
(b) To start up the car.
(c) To milk the cow.
(d) To call her cousin.

2. Who is Tull talking to in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Quick.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Anse.
(d) Samson.

3. Where does Vardaman describe not being able to breathe in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
(a) A church.
(b) An attic.
(c) A cellar.
(d) A crib.

4. Who is described as the only one of Addie's children that "had his mother's nature, had any natural affection" (19) in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) Vardaman.
(b) Darl.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Cash.

5. Darl says in Chapter 3: "Darl," "When I was a boy I first learned how much better water tastes when it has set for a while in" what (9)?
(a) "A copper tin."
(b) "An oak barrel."
(c) "A cedar bucket."
(d) "A coffee pot."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is heard sawing in the distance in Chapter 1: "Darl"?

2. Who does Cora say "admits that a good breed of cows or hogs pays in the long run" in Chapter 2: "Cora"?

3. Who does Cora describe interrupting Darl as he stared at his dying mother in Chapter 6: "Cora"?

4. What are the names of Tull's daughters?

5. Who advised Cora to get a good breed of chickens in Chapter 2: "Cora"?

(see the answer key)

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