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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Pa say "You got no affection nor gentleness for [Addie]" (18) in Chapter 5?
(a) Darl.
(b) Sam.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Jewel.

3. 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) Darl.
(b) Vardaman.
(c) Cash.
(d) Jewel.

4. What environmental change does Anse blame for Addie's illness in Chapter 9: "Anse"?
(a) The building of a road.
(b) The installment of a condominium.
(c) The chopping down of the forest.
(d) The building of a hospital.

5. Where is Cora from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money do Darl and Jewel hope to earn by going to a job in Chapter 5?

2. Who blames Ma's decline on the sound of her coffin being built in Chapter 5: "Darl"?

3. For how long does Cora say she's been coming to stay with Addie almost every day in Chapter 6: "Cora"?

4. Who says "I mislike undecision as much as ere a man" in Chapter 5: "Darl"?

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

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