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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Cora say she's been coming to stay with Addie almost every day in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) For three weeks.
(b) For two weeks.
(c) For six weeks.
(d) For three days.

2. Where is the wagon when Darl begins laughing in Chapter 25: "Darl"?
(a) Tull's Lane.
(b) Samson's Lane.
(c) Anderson's Lane.
(d) Quick's Lane.

3. What does Dewey Dell say she is taking to town in a package in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Cora's cakes.
(b) A bridal veil.
(c) Money.
(d) A new dress.

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

5. What does Darl describe the air as smelling like as he watches Cash work in Chapter 17: "Darl"?
(a) Sulphur.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Leather.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is driving the wagon in Chapter 25: "Darl"?

2. Whose wagon stands beside the spring in Chapter 1: "Darl"?

3. How old was Pa when he got sick from working in the sun, according to Darl in Chapter 5: "Darl"?

4. Who watches Darl pass through the house while touching her beads in the end of Chapter 2: "Cora"?

5. How does Darl say that Peabody has "pussel-gutted himself" (13) in Chapter 10: "Darl"?

(see the answer key)

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