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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Metaphor.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

8. Who is the boy who walks up with a fish in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Darl.
(b) Samson.
(c) Jack.
(d) Vardaman.

9. What does Cora say she baked yesterday in Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Cakes.
(b) Sweet potatoes.
(c) Pies.
(d) Potatoes.

10. What does Dewey Dell repeatedly say that she is in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) The sky.
(b) Guts.
(c) The rainbow.
(d) Love.

11. How long does Dewey Dell say it took for Addie to die in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

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

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

14. What is Addie compared to in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A cat.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A horse.

15. Where is Cora from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pa tell to get supper on after Addie's death in Chapter 12: "Darl"?

2. What does Vardaman say Dewey Dell told him they would get in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?

3. What animals does Vardaman attack in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?

4. How old is Peabody?

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

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