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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 Dewey Dell sit next to in the wagon in Chapter 25: "Darl"?
(a) Anse.
(b) Cash.
(c) Jewel
(d) Vardaman.

2. What does Vardaman claim his mother is in Chapter 19: "Vardaman"?
(a) A buzzard.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A horse.
(d) A fish.

3. What does Vardaman describe Jewel's eyes as looking like when he stands off with is father in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Icicles.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Dragon eyes.
(d) Pool balls.

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

5. What animals does Vardaman attack in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vardaman ask Cash if he is going to do with the coffin in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?

2. How old does Tull say his mother lived until in Chapter 8: "Tull"?

3. Why does Peabody hope for Addie's impending death in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?

4. What word from Chapter 12: "Darl" means to wail in grief?

5. Who blames Ma's decline on the sound of her coffin being built in Chapter 5: "Darl"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about Vardaman’s assessment of his mother in Chapter 15: “Vardaman”?

3. What religious philosophy is presented in Chapter 16: “Tull”?

4. What actions and events comprise Chapter 22: “Cash”? How does the chapter end?

5. What question does Darl pose to Jewel in Chapter 10: “Darl”? How does Jewel respond?

6. Why does Anse Bundren complain about Jewel in Chapter 26: “Anse”? How does Darl respond when he sees Jewel?

7. How is Cora Tull characterized as a narrator in Chapter 6: “Cora”?

8. What is the narrative style of As I Lay Dying? Who is introduced in Chapter 1: “Darl”?

9. What is indicated by Kate Tull’s concern about the cakes that don’t sell in Chapter 2: “Cora”?

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

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