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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anse Bundren says in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell” that his own daughter accuses him of being a what?
(a) Lecher.
(b) Murderer.
(c) Dog.
(d) Thief.

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

3. What strikes the wagon as it crosses the ford in Chapter 35: “Vardaman”?
(a) A horse.
(b) Another wagon.
(c) A log.
(d) A rock.

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

5. How far is the wagon past the mouth of the lane when Jewel approaches on the horse in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 100 yards.
(c) 300 yards.
(d) 50 yards.

6. How does Dewey Dell imagine herself sitting in the wagon in Chapter 30: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) Married.
(b) Employed.
(c) Dead.
(d) Naked.

7. What does Darl keep doing as he is put on the train in Chapter 57: “Darl”?
(a) Crying.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Cursing.

8. Who comes to the door at the drug store when Dewey Dell knocks in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?
(a) Tull.
(b) Jackson.
(c) MacGowan.
(d) Anderson.

9. Who is drug by Jewel’s horse from the water in Chapter 36: “Tull”?
(a) Cash.
(b) Darl.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Vardaman.

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

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

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

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

14. What do the Bundrens do to relieve Cash of the heat in his leg in Chapter 48: “Darl”?
(a) Take him to a hospital.
(b) Put him in a cold bathtub.
(c) Put ice on the leg.
(d) Pour water over the cast.

15. What word from Chapter 41: “Whitfield” means having unlimited power?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Elusive.
(c) Omnipotent.
(d) Evangelical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Armstid say had told him that the levee through Haley bottom had done gone for two miles in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?

2. Whom does Dewey Dell imagine killing as she rides in the wagon in Chapter 30: “Dewey Dell”?

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

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

5. Where is Addie’s coffin carried and placed in the beginning of Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?

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