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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who shouts at the other pallbearers to pick up in Chapter 23: "Darl"?
(a) Dewey Dell.
(b) Darl.
(c) Cash.
(d) Jewel.
2. What environmental change does Anse blame for Addie's illness in Chapter 9: "Anse"?
(a) The installment of a condominium.
(b) The building of a road.
(c) The chopping down of the forest.
(d) The building of a hospital.
3. With whom does Darl return from the fields in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Vardaman.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Tull.
(d) Cash.
4. How many miles does Cora say the Bundrens are carting Addie to bury her in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 10 miles.
5. How much money do Darl and Jewel hope to earn by going to a job in Chapter 5?
(a) $50.
(b) $3.
(c) $10.
(d) $5.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Cora describe interrupting Darl as he stared at his dying mother in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
2. Who storms into the barn in Chapter 25: "Darl"?
3. How long does Dewey Dell say it took for Addie to die in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
4. Who does the narrator describe picking into the secret shade with in Chapter 7: "Dewey Dell"?
5. Whose barn does Cash intend to stop by and work on in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is indicated by Anse’s superstitions about moving in Chapter 9: “Anse”?
2. What does Vardaman do after fleeing the house in Chapter 13: “Vardaman”?
3. What question does Darl pose to Jewel in Chapter 10: “Darl”? How does Jewel respond?
4. What scenario does Dewey Dell recollect in Chapter 7: “Dewey Dell”?
5. What is significant about Vardaman’s assessment of his mother in Chapter 15: “Vardaman”?
6. What is indicated by Darl’s assessments of his mother Chapter 21: “Darl”?
7. What makes Darl Bundren unique as a narrator in As I Lay Dying?
8. What is indicated by Cash’s detailed list in Chapter 18: “Cash”?
9. What is the narrative style of As I Lay Dying? Who is introduced in Chapter 1: “Darl”?
10. What actions and events comprise Chapter 22: “Cash”? How does the chapter end?
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