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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first reason that Cash lists for making it on the bevel in Chapter 18: "Cash"?
(a) It prevents shattering of the wood.
(b) It keeps out the water better.
(c) There is more surface for the nails to grip.
(d) It causes less friction.

2. Who repeatedly spits into the dust in Chapter 5: "Darl"?
(a) Samson.
(b) Anse.
(c) Darl.
(d) Tull.

3. Who storms into the barn in Chapter 25: "Darl"?
(a) Tull.
(b) Cash.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Anse.

4. How old is Peabody?
(a) 50 years old.
(b) 60 years old.
(c) 70 years old.
(d) 40 years old.

5. Who fetches the rope to assist Peabody in climbing the bluff in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?
(a) Vardaman.
(b) Cash.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Darl.

6. What are the names of Tull's daughters?
(a) Donna and Eula.
(b) Sarah and Anna.
(c) Kate and Eula.
(d) Mary and Marie.

7. What does Vardaman claim his mother is in Chapter 19: "Vardaman"?
(a) A fish.
(b) A buzzard.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goddess.

8. 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 Darl.
(c) A buzzard flying over.
(d) The arrival of Peabody's horses.

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

10. Whose coffin is being constructed in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Vardaman's coffin.
(b) Addie's coffin.
(c) Darl's coffin.
(d) Dewey Dell's coffin.

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

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

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

14. How much money do Darl and Jewel hope to earn by going to a job in Chapter 5?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $50.
(d) $3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Peabody hope for Addie's impending death in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?

2. Whose barn does Cash intend to stop by and work on in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?

3. How far has Vardaman walked to reach the Tull residence in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

4. Who does Dewey Dell sit next to in the wagon in Chapter 25: "Darl"?

5. Who comes to inform those at the Bundren home that the bridge has gone out in Chapter 20: "Tull"?

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