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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Peabody?
(a) 70 years old.
(b) 50 years old.
(c) 60 years old.
(d) 40 years old.

2. Why does Darl insinuate that Dewey Dell wants Addie to die in Chapter 10: "Darl"?
(a) So she can tend to her father.
(b) So she can marry Samson.
(c) So she can marry Tull.
(d) So she can go live in town.

3. How many miles does Cora say the Bundrens are carting Addie to bury her in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 40 miles.

4. What does Cash do after realizing that his mother is dead in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) He calls the coroner.
(b) He calls for Vardaman.
(c) He returns to sawing her casket.
(d) He calls for Dr. Peabody.

5. What caused Pa to be laid up sick, according to Jewel in Chapter 4: "Jewel"?
(a) He lost his hand to a saw.
(b) He was hit by a jackhammer.
(c) He got heatstroke from working the cotton fields.
(d) A load of wood fell on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watches Darl pass through the house while touching her beads in the end of Chapter 2: "Cora"?

2. Who repeatedly spits into the dust in Chapter 5: "Darl"?

3. Who is heard sawing in the distance in Chapter 1: "Darl"?

4. Who does Cora describe interrupting Darl as he stared at his dying mother in Chapter 6: "Cora"?

5. What are the names of Tull's daughters?

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