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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the men who accompany Darl on the train in Chapter 57: “Darl,” says they are riding on the state’s money which is referred to as what?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Incest.
(d) Murder.

2. Who suggests taking Cash to Peabody's in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) Dewey Dell.
(b) Vardaman.
(c) Cora.
(d) Jewel.

3. Who tends to Cash Bundren on the riverbank in Chapter 37: “Darl”?
(a) Vardaman.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Cora.
(d) Darl.

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

5. What does Darl describe Cash turning to watch from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Owls.

6. What does Anse describe washing up on the Lord's earth for eight years in Chapter 28: "Anse"?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Blood.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Swamp water.

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

8. Tull describes Anse as looking like what dressed up in Chapter 31: “Tull"?
(a) A weathered goat.
(b) An old man.
(c) A scarecrow.
(d) An uncurried horse.

9. Where do the Bundrens decide to stop for medicine for Cash in Chapter 44: “Vardaman”?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Mottson.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Jefferson.

10. Who does Armstid say has three to four horses in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?
(a) Tull.
(b) Peabody.
(c) Quick.
(d) Snopes.

11. Where do the Bundrens stay at the home where they take Cash in Chapter 42: “Darl”?
(a) The basement.
(b) The attic.
(c) The barn.
(d) The front porch.

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

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

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

15. Who walks across the remains of the bridge as the others prepare to take the wagon across the ford in Chapter 33: “Tull”?
(a) Cash and Darl.
(b) Cash, Darl, and Jewel.
(c) Tull, Anse, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman.
(d) Jewel, Cash, and Dewey Dell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Samson describe on the wagon in Chapter 29: “Samson”?

2. Who comes to the door at the drug store when Dewey Dell knocks in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?

3. MacGowan says to send Dewey Dell to see whom upstairs in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?

4. Who drops off Anse's mules in the end of Chapter 43: “Armstid”?

5. Where does Addie describe going on in the afternoon when school was out and the last one had left in Chapter 40: “Addie”?

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