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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cash complain that the coffin will not do in Chapter 22: "Cash"?
(a) Balance.
(b) Glide.
(c) Stop slipping.
(d) Hold still.

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

3. What animals does Vardaman attack in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Horses.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who does Tull describe as standing like a scarecrow in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) Cash.
(b) Anse.
(c) Cora.
(d) Darl.

10. Whose wagon stands beside the spring in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Anse's wagon.
(b) Cash's wagon.
(c) Peabody's wagon.
(d) Tull's wagon.

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

12. 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)?
(a) "A cedar bucket."
(b) "An oak barrel."
(c) "A coffee pot."
(d) "A copper tin."

13. Who does Pa tell to get supper on after Addie's death in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) Cora.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Ann Marie.
(d) Dewey Dell.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tull say is the only burden Anse has ever had in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

2. What does Tull describe Addie wearing in her casket in Chapter 20: "Tull"?

3. When does Uncle Billy say the bridge was built in Chapter 20: "Tull"?

4. What does Anse anticipate getting after Addie dies in Chapter 12: "Darl"?

5. What word from Chapter 12: "Darl" means to wail in grief?

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