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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. Whose barn does Cash intend to stop by and work on in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
2. With whom does Darl return from the fields in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
3. What does Tull compare a man's brain with in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
4. 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).
5. 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)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is indicated by Anse’s superstitions about moving in Chapter 9: “Anse”?
2. What is foreshadowed about Dewey Dell’s condition in Chapter 14: “Dewey Dell”?
3. How is Cora Tull characterized as a narrator in Chapter 6: “Cora”?
4. What is the narrative style of As I Lay Dying? Who is introduced in Chapter 1: “Darl”?
5. What is the main setting of As I Lay Dying? Where does the story begin?
6. What question does Darl pose to Jewel in Chapter 10: “Darl”? How does Jewel respond?
7. Why does Anse Bundren complain about Jewel in Chapter 26: “Anse”? How does Darl respond when he sees Jewel?
8. What is indicated by Cash’s detailed list in Chapter 18: “Cash”?
9. What are the individual agendas of the Bundren family members as they prepare to depart for their journey in Chapter 24: “Vardaman”?
10. How are Cash Bundren’s feelings for his father illustrated through his actions in Chapter 17: “Darl”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character arc of Anse Bundren in As I Lay Dying. How does Anse feel about his wife's death in the beginning of the novel? What are Anse's family relationships like? What does the reader discover about Anse in the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Jewel Bundren in As I Lay Dying. How old is Jewel? What are Jewel's relationships like with his parents? What are Jewel's relationships like with his siblings? What are Jewel's main objectives in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the characters of Tull and Cora in the novel. What are Tull and Cora's relationship to the Bundrens? In what ways do the Tulls assist the Bundrens when Addie becomes ill?
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