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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 do the Bundrens stay at the home where they take Cash in Chapter 42: “Darl”?
(a) The basement.
(b) The front porch.
(c) The attic.
(d) The barn.

2. Which of Addie's children was born as a result of an affair she had?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Vandaman.
(c) Darl.
(d) Dewey Dell.

3. Anse claims in Chapter 28: "Anse" that there is nowhere in this world that an honest, hardworking man can do what?
(a) Lose money.
(b) Profit.
(c) Find a wife.
(d) Get a job.

4. Who is drug by Jewel’s horse from the water in Chapter 36: “Tull”?
(a) Cash.
(b) Darl.
(c) Vardaman.
(d) Jewel.

5. Who goes to the Bundren's wagon to tell them about the bridge in Chapter 29: “Samson”?
(a) Quick.
(b) Samson.
(c) Tull.
(d) Dewey Dell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who analyzes the bridge situation methodically in Chapter 34: “Darl”?

2. What word from Chapter 27: "Darl" means tending to induce sleep?

3. How many square inches of skin does Dr. Peabody say Cash will lose in getting the cast off in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?

4. What is the name of the counter boy at the pharmacy in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?

5. Who asks to take a bathroom break before the Bundrens enter Jefferson in Chapter 52: “Darl”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Darl discuss in Chapter 57: “Darl”? What is symbolized through this monologue?

2. How does Cash react to his pain and injuries in Chapter 44: “Vardaman”? Where does the family stop for medicine?

3. How does Dewey Dell lose her money to Anse Bundren in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell”?

4. What is Samson’s opinion of Anse Bundren in Chapter 29: “Samson”? What does Samson offer the family?

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

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

7. What are Vernon Tull’s impressions as they cross the river in Chapter 33: “Tull”?

8. How is Anse Bundren’s selfishness illustrated in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?

9. What is indicated by Darl’s question to Jewel in Chapter 48: “Darl”? How does Jewel respond?

10. What is foreshadowed through Anse’s actions in Chapter 53: “Cash”?

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