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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Pa when he got sick from working in the sun, according to Darl in Chapter 5: "Darl"?
2. What does Tull describe Addie wearing in her casket in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
3. Who is driving the wagon in Chapter 25: "Darl"?
4. Darl says in Chapter 3: "Darl," "When I was a boy I first learned how much better water tastes when it has set for a while in" what (9)?
5. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 8: "Tull"? "His eyes look like pieces of burnt-out cinder fixed in his face, looking out over the land" (11).
Short Essay Questions
1. What religious philosophy is presented in Chapter 16: “Tull”?
2. What is the main setting of As I Lay Dying? Where does the story begin?
3. What does "luck" mean to Anse Bundren?
4. What does Jewel do when he family departs in Chapter 25: “Darl”? Why?
5. Who is Lafe and what is his role in the novel?
6. What is significant about Vardaman’s assessment of his mother in Chapter 15: “Vardaman”?
7. What is indicated by Anse Bundren’s behavior after Addie’s death in Chapter 12: “Darl”?
8. How would you describe Jewel Bundren’s actions in carrying the coffin in Chapter 23: “Darl”?
9. What are the individual agendas of the Bundren family members as they prepare to depart for their journey in Chapter 24: “Vardaman”?
10. What sentence comprises Chapter 19: “Vardaman”? What is the meaning behind this chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Addie's death and its impact on the Bundren household. How does each of Addie's children cope with her death? How does Addie's death impact Anse? How does it affect Cora and Tull?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the genre of As I Lay Dying. Why is William Faulkner known for this genre? What are the qualities of the genre? What are examples in the text of each?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Darl's arrest in the end of the novel. Why is he taken away? Where is he presumably taken? How does his family respond to Darl's actions and his being taken away?
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