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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) Cattle.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Owls.

2. What is Anse’s new wife carrying as she approaches the wagon in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) A hat box.
(b) A dog.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A gramophone.

3. How many square inches of skin does Dr. Peabody say Cash will lose in getting the cast off in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?
(a) 90.
(b) 60.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

4. How does Dewey Dell imagine herself sitting in the wagon in Chapter 30: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) Naked.
(b) Married.
(c) Employed.
(d) Dead.

5. What is carried away in the current in Chapter 35: “Vardaman”?
(a) Cora's cakes.
(b) The mules.
(c) The coffin.
(d) The wagon wheels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who suggests taking Cash to Peabody's in Chapter 59: “Cash”?

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

4. Who prepares to take the wagon across the ford as the others walk over the remains of the bridge in Chapter 33: “Tull”?

5. Who goes to the Bundren's wagon to tell them about the bridge in Chapter 29: “Samson”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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