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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. While the family is at Peabody’s, Anse says he is going where in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
(a) To the bakery.
(b) To the chapel.
(c) To the barber.
(d) To the funeral home.

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

3. Whose money does Dewey Dell say the $10 was in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) Lafe's.
(b) Cora's.
(c) Addie's.
(d) Darl's.

4. Who says that Jewel Bundren bought his horse from “pappy” in Chapter 29: “Samson”?
(a) Cash.
(b) Samson.
(c) Quick.
(d) Tull.

5. Where has Anse gone in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?
(a) To the church.
(b) To his uncle's house.
(c) To the barber shop.
(d) To the bank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. MacGowan says to send Dewey Dell to see whom upstairs in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?

3. Where is Cash riding in the wagon in Chapter 44: “Vardaman”?

4. Whose barn are the Bundrens preparing to spend the night at in Chapter 48: “Darl”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Vardaman think about the setting and situation in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?

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

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

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