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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. Anse continually wonders why he did not think to do what in Chapter 52: “Darl”?
(a) To prepare a will for his wife.
(b) To get divorced from his wife.
(c) To call ahead and have the grave dug.
(d) To disinherit his sons.

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

3. Vardaman says that Jewel does not have what anymore in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?
(a) A father.
(b) Money.
(c) Hope.
(d) A horse.

4. Who walks across the remains of the bridge as the others prepare to take the wagon across the ford in Chapter 33: “Tull”?
(a) Cash, Darl, and Jewel.
(b) Jewel, Cash, and Dewey Dell.
(c) Cash and Darl.
(d) Tull, Anse, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman.

5. What does Cash describe stopping to borrow in the house in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) A mule.
(b) A gramophone
(c) Shovels.
(d) A wagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the men who accompany Darl on the train in Chapter 57: “Darl,” says they are riding on the state’s money which is referred to as what?

2. Why does the family perceive that Cash is safe in Chapter 37: “Darl”?

3. Where is Addie’s coffin carried and placed in the beginning of Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?

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

5. Who does Armstid say has three to four horses in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is foreshadowed through Cora and Addie’s conversation in Chapter 39: “Cora”?

6. How do Jewel and Cash Bundren differ in their approach to the problem in Chapter 34: “Darl”?

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

8. What is symbolized and foreshadowed when the family passes the sign for New Hope in Chapter 30: “Dewey Dell”?

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

10. How is Cash’s condition described in Chapter 42: “Darl”? Where is the Bundren family going in this chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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