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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. Where does Tull describe Quick finding the buckboard in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In the church.

2. What does Cash do after realizing that his mother is dead in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) He returns to sawing her casket.
(b) He calls the coroner.
(c) He calls for Dr. Peabody.
(d) He calls for Vardaman.

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

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

5. What does Cora say she baked yesterday in Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Sweet potatoes.
(c) Cakes.
(d) Pies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Vardaman attack in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?

2. Whose barn does Cash intend to stop by and work on in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?

3. What does Vardaman claim his mother is in Chapter 19: "Vardaman"?

4. Who does Vardaman blame for his mother's death in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?

5. What does Dewey Dell say she is going to do while Anse and Cash eat in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is indicated by Darl’s assessments of his mother Chapter 21: “Darl”?

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

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

7. What does "luck" mean to Anse Bundren?

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

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

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

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