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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 is notable about the ending of Chapter 38: “Cash”?
(a) It is written in italics.
(b) It cuts off mid-sentence.
(c) It employs improper words.
(d) It is written in bold type.

2. What is Quick's first name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Lon.
(d) Tom.

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

4. What does Darl describe Cash turning to watch from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Owls.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Clouds.

5. What does Vardaman ask Darl about the buzzards in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?
(a) Where they stay at night.
(b) What they symbolize.
(c) What they eat.
(d) Why they keep following.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anse claims in Chapter 28: "Anse" that there is nowhere in this world that an honest, hardworking man can do what?

2. Who analyzes the bridge situation methodically in Chapter 34: “Darl”?

3. What word from Chapter 27: "Darl" means denying the validity or truth of something?

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?

5. What follows the Bundrens’ wagon as they travel in Chapter 44: “Vardaman”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is foreshadowed through Anse’s actions in Chapter 53: “Cash”?

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

5. What actions does Reverend Whitfield commit in Chapter 41: “Whitfield”? Why?

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

7. How do the Bundrens make a cast for Cash in Chapter 46: “Darl”? What does this foreshadow?

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

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

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

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