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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Anse claim is in his heart in Chapter 9: "Anse"?
(a) Peace.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Regret.

3. What does Tull compare a man's brain with in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) A piece of machinery.
(b) A ray of sunshine.
(c) A passing cloud.
(d) A vicious monster.

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

5. 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 was hit by a jackhammer.
(c) A load of wood fell on him.
(d) He lost his hand to a saw.

6. What do Anse and Jewel argue about in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Whether Jewel will drive the wagon.
(b) Whether Jewel will get married.
(c) Whether Jewel will leave to go home.
(d) Whether Jewel will ride his horse on the trip.

7. Who shouts at the other pallbearers to pick up in Chapter 23: "Darl"?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Darl.
(d) Cash.

8. 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."

9. What does Dewey Dell say she is going to do while Anse and Cash eat in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) To go shopping.
(b) To call her cousin.
(c) To start up the car.
(d) To milk the cow.

10. What does Vardaman say Dewey Dell told him they would get in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Grapefuits.
(d) Apples.

11. How long does Dewey Dell say it took for Addie to die in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

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

13. How much of the time does Cash say people are generally upright in a house in Chapter 18: "Cash"?
(a) 3/4 of the time.
(b) 1/4 of the time.
(c) 1/2 of the time.
(d) 2/3 of the time.

14. Who watches Darl pass through the house while touching her beads in the end of Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Mae.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Eula.

15. Who blames Ma's decline on the sound of her coffin being built in Chapter 5: "Darl"?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Darl.
(c) Samson.
(d) Cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vardaman ask Cash if he is going to do with the coffin in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?

2. Where is Cora from?

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

4. What disappears near the house as the wagon pulls away in Chapter 25: "Darl"?

5. Where is the wagon when Darl begins laughing in Chapter 25: "Darl"?

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