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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cora say "admits that a good breed of cows or hogs pays in the long run" in Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Anse.
(b) Darl.
(c) Vardaman.
(d) Tull.

2. When does Uncle Billy say the bridge was built in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1779.
(d) 1902.

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

4. What does Cash do after realizing that his mother is dead in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) He returns to sawing her casket.
(b) He calls for Dr. Peabody.
(c) He calls for Vardaman.
(d) He calls the coroner.

5. How long does Peabody say it's been since Anse was in town in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

6. 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) 1/2 of the time.
(c) 1/4 of the time.
(d) 2/3 of the time.

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

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

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

10. Who advised Cora to get a good breed of chickens in Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Mrs. Paul.
(b) Mrs. Bundren.
(c) Mrs. Lawington.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

11. Why does Darl insinuate that Dewey Dell wants Addie to die in Chapter 10: "Darl"?
(a) So she can marry Samson.
(b) So she can tend to her father.
(c) So she can marry Tull.
(d) So she can go live in town.

12. How old does Tull say his mother lived until in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Over 90.
(b) Over 60.
(c) Over 80.
(d) Over 70.

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

14. What does Darl claim Jewel's mother is in Chapter 21: "Darl"?
(a) A buzzard.
(b) A witch.
(c) A horse.
(d) A fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cora say "will break up a hen-house quicker than anything," in Chapter 2: "Cora" (5)?

2. What does Cora perceive as the sign that Addie has died in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

3. What does Dewey Dell say she is taking to town in a package in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?

4. What does Vardaman describe Jewel's eyes as looking like when he stands off with is father in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?

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

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