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As I Lay Dying Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money do Darl and Jewel hope to earn by going to a job in Chapter 5?
(a) $50.
(b) $3.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

2. How much of the time does Cash say people are generally upright in a house in Chapter 18: "Cash"?
(a) 2/3 of the time.
(b) 3/4 of the time.
(c) 1/2 of the time.
(d) 1/4 of the time.

3. What does Anse anticipate getting after Addie dies in Chapter 12: "Darl"?
(a) New shoes.
(b) A new suit.
(c) A gramophone.
(d) New teeth.

4. Who is sitting with Pa on the back porch in Chapter 3: "Darl"?
(a) Tull.
(b) Samson.
(c) Cash.
(d) Darl.

5. What does Vardaman describe Jewel's eyes as looking like when he stands off with is father in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Icicles.
(b) Pool balls.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Dragon eyes.

6. Who is described as the only one of Addie's children that "had his mother's nature, had any natural affection" (19) in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) Darl.
(b) Cash.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Vardaman.

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

8. Whose barn does Cash intend to stop by and work on in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Samson's.
(b) Gillespie's.
(c) Tull's.
(d) Darl's.

9. Who says "I mislike undecision as much as ere a man" in Chapter 5: "Darl"?
(a) Anse.
(b) Tull.
(c) Cash.
(d) Darl.

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

11. What does Tull compare a man's brain with in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) A vicious monster.
(b) A piece of machinery.
(c) A passing cloud.
(d) A ray of sunshine.

12. When does Uncle Billy say the bridge was built in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1902.

13. What environmental change does Anse blame for Addie's illness in Chapter 9: "Anse"?
(a) The building of a road.
(b) The building of a hospital.
(c) The installment of a condominium.
(d) The chopping down of the forest.

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

15. What does Tull describe Addie wearing in her casket in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) Her favorite church dress.
(b) A red silk gown.
(c) Her nightgown.
(d) Her wedding dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vardaman claim his mother is in Chapter 19: "Vardaman"?

2. Who does the narrator describe picking into the secret shade with in Chapter 7: "Dewey Dell"?

3. Who does Tull describe as standing like a scarecrow in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

4. What does Tull say is the only burden Anse has ever had in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

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

(see the answer keys)

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