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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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).
(a) Simile.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

2. Who does Cora say "admits that a good breed of cows or hogs pays in the long run" in Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Tull.
(b) Anse.
(c) Darl.
(d) Vardaman.

3. What animals does Vardaman attack in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Horses.
(d) Wolves.

4. How old does Tull say his mother lived until in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Over 80.
(b) Over 60.
(c) Over 70.
(d) Over 90.

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

6. What are the names of Tull's daughters?
(a) Mary and Marie.
(b) Sarah and Anna.
(c) Kate and Eula.
(d) Donna and Eula.

7. Who blames Ma's decline on the sound of her coffin being built in Chapter 5: "Darl"?
(a) Darl.
(b) Samson.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Cash.

8. Who is heard sawing in the distance in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Tull.
(b) Darl.
(c) Cash.
(d) Vardaman.

9. Who storms into the barn in Chapter 25: "Darl"?
(a) Anse.
(b) Cash.
(c) Tull.
(d) Jewel.

10. When does Tull say he got back with Peabody's team hitched to the back of the wagon in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 3:00.
(d) 5:00.

11. Who is Tull talking to in Chapter 8: "Tull"?
(a) Anse.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Quick.
(d) Samson.

12. Why does Peabody hope for Addie's impending death in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?
(a) Because otherwise he will be expected to marry her.
(b) Because otherwise he will have to tell his wife about the affair.
(c) Because he hates her.
(d) Because otherwise he will have to haul her back to town.

13. Who fetches the rope to assist Peabody in climbing the bluff in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?
(a) Cash.
(b) Vardaman.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Darl.

14. Whose raincoat is offered to Cash while he works on the coffin in Chapter 17: "Darl"?
(a) Cora's.
(b) Addie's.
(c) Jewel's.
(d) Darl's.

15. What is notable about Dewey Dell's narrative style in Chapter 7: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) She uses improper English.
(b) She uses eloquent English.
(c) She uses a second-person perspective.
(d) She speaks in the future-tense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tull describe Addie wearing in her casket in Chapter 20: "Tull"?

2. How far has Vardaman walked to reach the Tull residence in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

3. What does Dewey Dell say she is going to do while Anse and Cash eat in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?

4. Who ends up hoisting the coffin into the wagon alone in Chapter 23: "Darl"?

5. What does Vardaman describe Jewel's eyes as looking like when he stands off with is father in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?

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