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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 47 - 53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Dewey Dell imagine killing as she rides in the wagon in Chapter 30: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) Darl.
(b) Anse.
(c) Cash.
(d) Vardaman.

2. What does Dewey Dell repeatedly say that she is in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) The rainbow.
(b) The sky.
(c) Guts.
(d) Love.

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

4. What is notable about Dewey Dell's narrative style in Chapter 7: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) She uses improper English.
(b) She uses a second-person perspective.
(c) She speaks in the future-tense.
(d) She uses eloquent English.

5. What do Mack and Gillespie use to cover the animals’ eyes in Chapter 50: “Darl”?
(a) Grain sacks.
(b) Flour sacks.
(c) Rain jackets.
(d) Their nightshirts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Addie’s children does Cora tell Addie is her punishment on earth in Chapter 39: “Cora”?

2. Where is Cora from?

3. 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).

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

5. To whom does Pa say "You got no affection nor gentleness for [Addie]" (18) in Chapter 5?

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