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

2. How does Darl say that Peabody has "pussel-gutted himself" (13) in Chapter 10: "Darl"?
(a) By drinking liquor.
(b) By eating bad pork.
(c) By eating cold greens.
(d) By eating raw chicken.

3. What does Cash do after realizing that his mother is dead in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) He calls for Vardaman.
(b) He calls the coroner.
(c) He returns to sawing her casket.
(d) He calls for Dr. Peabody.

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) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Simile.

5. Whose coffin is being constructed in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Darl's coffin.
(b) Dewey Dell's coffin.
(c) Addie's coffin.
(d) Vardaman's coffin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is sitting with Pa on the back porch in Chapter 3: "Darl"?

3. How much does Peabody say he weighs in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?

4. Who does Vardaman blame for his mother's death in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?

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

(see the answer key)

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