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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who does Cora describe interrupting Darl as he stared at his dying mother in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) Vardaman.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Tull.
(d) Jewel.

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

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

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

7. 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 the coroner.
(c) He calls for Vardaman.
(d) He calls for Dr. Peabody.

8. What does Vardaman describe Jewel's eyes as looking like when he stands off with is father in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Icicles.
(c) Dragon eyes.
(d) Pool balls.

9. Who is described as the only one of Addie's children that "had his mother's nature, had any natural affection" (19) in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Cash.
(c) Darl.
(d) Vardaman.

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

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

12. What does Cora say "will break up a hen-house quicker than anything," in Chapter 2: "Cora" (5)?
(a) "A rat."
(b) "A snake."
(c) "A raccoon."
(d) "A coyote."

13. Who is heard sawing in the distance in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Darl.
(b) Cash.
(c) Tull.
(d) Vardaman.

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

15. Where does Tull describe Quick finding the buckboard in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the backyard.
(c) In the church.
(d) In a ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cora say "admits that a good breed of cows or hogs pays in the long run" in Chapter 2: "Cora"?

2. What does Darl describe the air as smelling like as he watches Cash work in Chapter 17: "Darl"?

3. Who says "I mislike undecision as much as ere a man" in Chapter 5: "Darl"?

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

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

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