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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 does Vardaman blame for his mother's death in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?
(a) Tull.
(b) Cora.
(c) Peabody.
(d) Cash.

2. Who does Cora describe interrupting Darl as he stared at his dying mother in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) Vardaman.
(b) Tull.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Dewey Dell.

3. Who does Pa tell to get supper on after Addie's death in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) Cora.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Ann Marie.
(d) Jewel.

4. What does Tull say is the only burden Anse has ever had in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) Lack of intelligence.
(b) His father.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Himself.

5. Who is the boy who walks up with a fish in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Vardaman.
(b) Samson.
(c) Darl.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who advised Cora to get a good breed of chickens in Chapter 2: "Cora"?

2. What disappears near the house as the wagon pulls away in Chapter 25: "Darl"?

3. What is Addie compared to in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?

4. How does Darl say that Peabody has "pussel-gutted himself" (13) in Chapter 10: "Darl"?

5. Where does Vardaman describe not being able to breathe in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jewel do when he family departs in Chapter 25: “Darl”? Why?

2. How does Peabody feel about his objective at the Bundren residence in Chapter 11: “Peabody”?

3. What is indicated by Cash’s detailed list in Chapter 18: “Cash”?

4. How are Cash Bundren’s feelings for his father illustrated through his actions in Chapter 17: “Darl”?

5. What does Vardaman do after fleeing the house in Chapter 13: “Vardaman”?

6. What is indicated by Anse’s superstitions about moving in Chapter 9: “Anse”?

7. What are the individual agendas of the Bundren family members as they prepare to depart for their journey in Chapter 24: “Vardaman”?

8. What conversation are Vernon Tull and Anse Bundren engaged in, in the beginning of Chapter 8: “Tull”?

9. What makes Darl Bundren unique as a narrator in As I Lay Dying?

10. What is foreshadowed about Dewey Dell’s condition in Chapter 14: “Dewey Dell”?

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