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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mack and Gillespie use to cover the animals’ eyes in Chapter 50: “Darl”?
(a) Rain jackets.
(b) Grain sacks.
(c) Their nightshirts.
(d) Flour sacks.

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

3. Darl claims in Chapter 57: “Darl” that a nickel has a woman on one side and what on the other?
(a) A dime.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A salmon.
(d) A quarter.

4. Who does Reverend Whitfield imagine going to confess his sin to in Chapter 41: “Whitfield”?
(a) Darl.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Cora.
(d) Anse.

5. Who does Armstid say had told him that the levee through Haley bottom had done gone for two miles in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?
(a) Quick.
(b) Peabody.
(c) Littlejohn.
(d) Snopes.

6. Who asks to take a bathroom break before the Bundrens enter Jefferson in Chapter 52: “Darl”?
(a) Anse.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Darl.
(d) Cora.

7. Samson claims in Chapter 29: “Samson” that he does not believe there is a bridge between them and where?
(a) The border of Tennessee.
(b) The Mouth of Ishatawa.
(c) The border of Arkansas.
(d) The Mouth of the Mississippi.

8. What does Cash describe stopping to borrow in the house in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) A gramophone
(b) A wagon.
(c) A mule.
(d) Shovels.

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

10. MacGowan says all the doctors in town are gone where to a Barbers’ Convention in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Atlanta.

11. Dr. Peabody says in Chapter 54: “Peabody” that he can see how a man in a tight spot might let who patch him up?
(a) Jake Jackson.
(b) Bill Varner.
(c) Anse.
(d) Walter Sanders.

12. Who is afraid to make the return trip after crossing the remains of the bridge in Chapter 33: “Tull”?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Cash.
(c) Tull.
(d) Cora.

13. What is notable about the ending of Chapter 38: “Cash”?
(a) It cuts off mid-sentence.
(b) It is written in italics.
(c) It is written in bold type.
(d) It employs improper words.

14. Why does the family perceive that Cash is safe in Chapter 37: “Darl”?
(a) Because he is overcoming his dehydration.
(b) Because he no longer owes everyone money.
(c) Because it is the same leg that was previously broken.
(d) Because he only sprained a wrist.

15. How many people does Samson describe on the wagon in Chapter 29: “Samson”?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Addie tell Anse she has family in Chapter 40: “Addie”?

2. Who does Vardaman describe waking up the hill with him in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?

3. What is used to break the cast off Cash’s leg in Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?

4. What are Dewey Dell and Vardaman eating in the wagon in Chapter 59: “Cash”?

5. Where does Cash gather willow leaves to clean a mud stain from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?

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