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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Jewel.
(c) Cash.
(d) Darl.

2. What does Vardaman ask Cash if he is going to do with the coffin in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Send it back.
(c) Nail it shut.
(d) Finish it within the week.

3. What caused Pa to be laid up sick, according to Jewel in Chapter 4: "Jewel"?
(a) He got heatstroke from working the cotton fields.
(b) He lost his hand to a saw.
(c) He was hit by a jackhammer.
(d) A load of wood fell on him.

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

5. What does Cora say "will break up a hen-house quicker than anything," in Chapter 2: "Cora" (5)?
(a) "A raccoon."
(b) "A coyote."
(c) "A snake."
(d) "A rat."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. Who fetches the rope to assist Peabody in climbing the bluff in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?

3. Who does Pa tell to get supper on after Addie's death in Chapter 12: "Darl"?

4. Who is Cora married to?

5. With whom does Darl return from the fields in Chapter 1: "Darl"?

(see the answer key)

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