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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Addie’s children does Cora tell Addie is her punishment on earth in Chapter 39: “Cora”?
(a) Dewey Dell.
(b) Samson.
(c) Darl.
(d) Jewel.

2. Who saves Addie’s coffin from the fire in Chapter 50: “Darl”?
(a) Anse.
(b) Gillespie.
(c) Darl.
(d) Jewel.

3. What is on fire in the beginning of Chapter 50: “Darl”?
(a) The Bundren home.
(b) The Peabodys' barn.
(c) The Gillespies' barn.
(d) The Andersons' house.

4. Where do the Bundrens stay at the home where they take Cash in Chapter 42: “Darl”?
(a) The attic.
(b) The barn.
(c) The basement.
(d) The front porch.

5. How many square inches of skin does Dr. Peabody say Cash will lose in getting the cast off in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?
(a) 60.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 90.

6. Who gets angry and insults the black men in Chapter 52: “Darl”?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Anse.
(c) Dewey Dell.
(d) Darl.

7. Darl claims in Chapter 57: “Darl” that a nickel has a woman on one side and what on the other?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A dime.
(d) A salmon.

8. Who says that Jewel Bundren bought his horse from “pappy” in Chapter 29: “Samson”?
(a) Tull.
(b) Samson.
(c) Cash.
(d) Quick.

9. Of the men who accompany Darl on the train in Chapter 57: “Darl,” says they are riding on the state’s money which is referred to as what?
(a) Incest.
(b) Murder.
(c) Robbery.
(d) Insanity.

10. Addie says in Chapter 40: “Addie” that she could remember how her father used to say that the reason for living was what?
(a) To marry and procreate.
(b) To get ready to stay dead.
(c) To make money.
(d) To do good to people.

11. What is carried away in the current in Chapter 35: “Vardaman”?
(a) The mules.
(b) Cora's cakes.
(c) The wagon wheels.
(d) The coffin.

12. Cash says in Chapter 59: “Cash” that he could have bought a gramophone from whom for $5?
(a) Mitchum.
(b) Smith.
(c) Suratt.
(d) Williams.

13. Whose money does Dewey Dell say the $10 was in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) Darl's.
(b) Cora's.
(c) Addie's.
(d) Lafe's.

14. What does Darl describe Cash turning to watch from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?
(a) Owls.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Flowers.

15. Who comes up with a plan that compromises the other two plans in Chapter 34: “Darl”?
(a) Anse.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Cora.
(d) Darl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cash gather willow leaves to clean a mud stain from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?

2. Vardaman gets up from the pallet to see about what in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?

3. Who goes to the Bundren's wagon to tell them about the bridge in Chapter 29: “Samson”?

4. Who tells Vardaman that Addie told him to hide her away from the sight of man in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?

5. Where does Addie tell Anse she has family in Chapter 40: “Addie”?

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