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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away does Tull say New Hope is in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Less than two miles.
(b) Over six miles.
(c) Less than three miles.
(d) About ten miles.

2. What word from Chapter 12: "Darl" means to wail in grief?
(a) Keel.
(b) Keen.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Gesticulate.

3. What disappears near the house as the wagon pulls away in Chapter 25: "Darl"?
(a) Stray cats.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Stray dogs.

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

5. What part of the barn is Cash repairing in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) The roof.
(b) The pigpen.
(c) The stables.
(d) The loft.

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

7. Who is Cora married to?
(a) Dr. Peabody.
(b) Anse Bundren.
(c) Vanderman Bundren.
(d) Vernon Tull.

8. How far has Vardaman walked to reach the Tull residence in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) Six miles.
(b) Four miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) Two miles.

9. When does Tull say he got back with Peabody's team hitched to the back of the wagon in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) 5:00.
(b) 3:00.
(c) 10:00.
(d) 9:00.

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

11. Who says "I mislike undecision as much as ere a man" in Chapter 5: "Darl"?
(a) Tull.
(b) Cash.
(c) Darl.
(d) Anse.

12. What environmental change does Anse blame for Addie's illness in Chapter 9: "Anse"?
(a) The building of a hospital.
(b) The building of a road.
(c) The installment of a condominium.
(d) The chopping down of the forest.

13. Where does Vardaman describe not being able to breathe in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
(a) A crib.
(b) A cellar.
(c) An attic.
(d) A church.

14. How many miles does Cora say the Bundrens are carting Addie to bury her in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 60 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

15. Who begins to fall behind when carrying the casket in Chapter 23: "Darl"?
(a) Samson.
(b) Anse.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cash do after realizing that his mother is dead in Chapter 12: "Darl"?

2. What does Anse claim is in his heart in Chapter 9: "Anse"?

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

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).

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

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