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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. 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) Cash and Darl.
(c) Jewel, Cash, and Dewey Dell.
(d) Tull, Anse, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman.

2. Where does Cash gather willow leaves to clean a mud stain from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Whiteleaf.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Memphis.

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

4. Who drops off Anse's mules in the end of Chapter 43: “Armstid”?
(a) Mary Snopes.
(b) Pat Anderson.
(c) Paula Wilson.
(d) Eustace Grimm.

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?
(a) Anse.
(b) Bill Varner.
(c) Walter Sanders.
(d) Jake Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is used to break the cast off Cash’s leg in Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?

3. Cash says in Chapter 59: “Cash” that he could have bought a gramophone from whom for $5?

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

5. Which of the Bundren children is Reverend Whitfield the father to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What symbolism can be seen in Jewel Bundren’s actions in Chapter 36: “Tull”?

4. What elements of the story are foreshadowed in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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