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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cash gather willow leaves to clean a mud stain from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Whiteleaf.
(d) Jackson.

2. What is the name of the counter boy at the pharmacy in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?
(a) Jody.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

3. Which of Addie’s children does Cora tell Addie is her punishment on earth in Chapter 39: “Cora”?
(a) Darl.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Samson.
(d) Jewel.

4. Anse exclaims to Addie that she’s lucky why in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) That she died.
(b) That her parents had died.
(c) That she had money.
(d) That she divorced him.

5. What is Quick's first name?
(a) Vernon.
(b) Tom.
(c) Lon.
(d) Paul.

6. What is Anse’s new wife carrying as she approaches the wagon in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) A hat box.
(b) A dog.
(c) A gramophone.
(d) A kitten.

7. Which of the Bundren children is Reverend Whitfield the father to?
(a) Cash.
(b) Vardaman.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Darl.

8. MacGowan says to send Dewey Dell to see whom upstairs in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?
(a) Judy.
(b) Alford.
(c) Jack.
(d) Paul.

9. Where has Anse gone in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?
(a) To his uncle's house.
(b) To the bank.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the barber shop.

10. How many square inches of skin does Dr. Peabody say Cash will lose in getting the cast off in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 90.
(d) 60.

11. What does Vardaman ask Darl about the buzzards in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?
(a) What they symbolize.
(b) What they eat.
(c) Why they keep following.
(d) Where they stay at night.

12. The rope that Jewel holds in Chapter 36: “Tull” is compared with what?
(a) A blade of lightning.
(b) An iron bar.
(c) A dragon tail.
(d) A snake.

13. Who gets angry and insults the black men in Chapter 52: “Darl”?
(a) Dewey Dell.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Darl.
(d) Anse.

14. Vardaman gets up from the pallet to see about what in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?
(a) The buzzards.
(b) The cows.
(c) The chickens.
(d) The mules.

15. Who suggests it was the hand of God that brought the log in Chapter 36: “Tull”?
(a) Cash.
(b) Cora.
(c) Darl.
(d) Addie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Addie's children was born as a result of an affair she had?

2. What does Cash ask about whether it is safe when he is tended to on the riverbank in Chapter 37: “Darl”?

3. How far is the wagon past the mouth of the lane when Jewel approaches on the horse in Chapter 27: "Darl"?

4. How far does the sign say that New Hope Church is in Chapter 27: "Darl"?

5. Where do the Bundrens stay at the home where they take Cash in Chapter 42: “Darl”?

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