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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 54 - 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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."

2. Anse continually wonders why he did not think to do what in Chapter 52: “Darl”?
(a) To get divorced from his wife.
(b) To disinherit his sons.
(c) To prepare a will for his wife.
(d) To call ahead and have the grave dug.

3. Whose barn does Cash intend to stop by and work on in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Darl's.
(b) Samson's.
(c) Gillespie's.
(d) Tull's.

4. Cash’s principle concern in Chapter 42: “Darl” is for the safety of what?
(a) His tools.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) The coffin.

5. What does Cora perceive as the sign that Addie has died in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) The arrival of Darl.
(b) A buzzard flying over.
(c) The arrival of Peabody's horses.
(d) A telephone call from Anse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darl claim Jewel's mother is in Chapter 21: "Darl"?

2. MacGowan says all the doctors in town are gone where to a Barbers’ Convention in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?

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

4. What does Dewey Dell repeatedly say that she is in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?

5. 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)?

(see the answer key)

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