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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Vardaman ask Cash if he is going to do with the coffin in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
(a) Send it back.
(b) Finish it within the week.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Nail it shut.

3. What does Dewey Dell repeatedly say that she is in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) The sky.
(b) Guts.
(c) The rainbow.
(d) Love.

4. How far has Vardaman walked to reach the Tull residence in Chapter 16: "Tull"?
(a) Six miles.
(b) One mile.
(c) Four miles.
(d) Two miles.

5. 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) Darl.
(c) Vardaman.
(d) Anse.

6. Who repeatedly spits into the dust in Chapter 5: "Darl"?
(a) Samson.
(b) Darl.
(c) Tull.
(d) Anse.

7. What do Anse and Jewel argue about in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) Whether Jewel will leave to go home.
(b) Whether Jewel will get married.
(c) Whether Jewel will drive the wagon.
(d) Whether Jewel will ride his horse on the trip.

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

9. What part of the barn is Cash repairing in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?
(a) The roof.
(b) The pigpen.
(c) The loft.
(d) The stables.

10. To whom does Pa say "You got no affection nor gentleness for [Addie]" (18) in Chapter 5?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Darl.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Sam.

11. What does Cash complain that the coffin will not do in Chapter 22: "Cash"?
(a) Glide.
(b) Stop slipping.
(c) Hold still.
(d) Balance.

12. Whose wagon stands beside the spring in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Anse's wagon.
(b) Tull's wagon.
(c) Peabody's wagon.
(d) Cash's wagon.

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

14. Where does Tull describe Quick finding the buckboard in Chapter 20: "Tull"?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) In the church.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the backyard.

15. Who is Cora married to?
(a) Anse Bundren.
(b) Vanderman Bundren.
(c) Vernon Tull.
(d) Dr. Peabody.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first reason that Cash lists for making it on the bevel in Chapter 18: "Cash"?

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

4. With whom does Darl return from the fields in Chapter 1: "Darl"?

5. Who blames Ma's decline on the sound of her coffin being built in Chapter 5: "Darl"?

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