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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Cash’s principle concern in Chapter 42: “Darl” is for the safety of what?
(a) His tools.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) The coffin.

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

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

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

8. What does Darl ask Jewel in Chapter 48: “Darl,” angering him?
(a) Who their father is.
(b) Why he has not married.
(c) Where he plans to live.
(d) Who their mother is.

9. Who drops off Anse's mules in the end of Chapter 43: “Armstid”?
(a) Pat Anderson.
(b) Paula Wilson.
(c) Eustace Grimm.
(d) Mary Snopes.

10. Cash says in Chapter 59: “Cash” that he could have bought a gramophone from whom for $5?
(a) Smith.
(b) Williams.
(c) Mitchum.
(d) Suratt.

11. How far does the sign say that New Hope Church is in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Four miles.
(b) Six miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Three miles.

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

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

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

15. Vardaman says that Jewel does not have what anymore in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?
(a) Money.
(b) A father.
(c) A horse.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anse continually wonders why he did not think to do what in Chapter 52: “Darl”?

2. What is Anse’s new wife carrying as she approaches the wagon in Chapter 59: “Cash”?

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

4. Who saves Addie’s coffin from the fire in Chapter 50: “Darl”?

5. Darl claims in Chapter 57: “Darl” that a nickel has a woman on one side and what on the other?

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