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

2. Anse exclaims to Addie that she’s lucky why in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) That her parents had died.
(b) That she divorced him.
(c) That she had money.
(d) That she died.

3. Whose barn are the Bundrens preparing to spend the night at in Chapter 48: “Darl”?
(a) The Samsons' barn.
(b) The Tulls' barn.
(c) The Gillespies' barn.
(d) The Russels' barn.

4. Armstid says in Chapter 43: “Armstid” that Jewel Bundren went to get Dr. Peabody but he was gone to Inverness, so who came back with Jewel?
(a) Uncle Billy.
(b) Tull.
(c) Snopes.
(d) Quick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 41: “Whitfield” means having unlimited power?

2. Where does Addie describe going on in the afternoon when school was out and the last one had left in Chapter 40: “Addie”?

3. Where does Cash gather willow leaves to clean a mud stain from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?

4. Who is afraid to make the return trip after crossing the remains of the bridge in Chapter 33: “Tull”?

5. Dr. Peabody says in Chapter 54: “Peabody” that he can see how a man in a tight spot might let who patch him up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Dr. Peabody react to Cash’s injury in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?

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

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

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

7. How is Jewel’s arrival described from Darl’s perspective in Chapter 27: “Darl”?

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

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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