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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. What does Darl describe Cash turning to watch from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Owls.
(d) Cattle.

2. Darl claims in Chapter 57: “Darl” that a nickel has a woman on one side and what on the other?
(a) A salmon.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A dime.
(d) A quarter.

3. Who prepares to take the wagon across the ford as the others walk over the remains of the bridge in Chapter 33: “Tull”?
(a) Darl, Cash, and Jewel.
(b) Cora and Addie.
(c) Anse and Tull.
(d) Anse and Dewey Dell.

4. What is Quick's first name?
(a) Tom.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Paul.
(d) Lon.

5. What is the name of the counter boy at the pharmacy in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?
(a) Mitch.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Bundrens do to relieve Cash of the heat in his leg in Chapter 48: “Darl”?

2. What follows the Bundrens’ wagon as they travel in Chapter 44: “Vardaman”?

3. Who tells Vardaman that Addie told him to hide her away from the sight of man in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?

4. Who is drug by Jewel’s horse from the water in Chapter 36: “Tull”?

5. Anse Bundren says in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell” that his own daughter accuses him of being a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suggestions are made for crossing the river in Chapter 31: “Tull”? How are the suggestions received?

2. What thoughts occupy Anse Bundren as the family travels in the wagon in Chapter 28: “Anse”?

3. What implications do you discern from Anse’s introduction of his children to “Mrs. Bundren” in Chapter 59: “Cash”?

4. How are the animals saved from the fire in Chapter 50: “Darl”?

5. What happens between Dewey Dell Bundren and MacGowan in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?

6. How is the river accident described through Vardaman’s perspective in Chapter 35: “Vardaman”?

7. What is significant about Cash Bundren’s mindset and concerns after the accident in Chapter 37: “Darl”?

8. What question does Vardaman pose to Darl in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?

9. What does Darl recall as the reason Jewel had been unable to stay awake when he was 15 years old in Chapter 32: “Darl”?

10. What symbolism can be seen in Jewel Bundren’s actions in Chapter 36: “Tull”?

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