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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Cora from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Tennessee.

3. Who shouts at the other pallbearers to pick up in Chapter 23: "Darl"?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Cash.
(d) Darl.

4. Who ends up hoisting the coffin into the wagon alone in Chapter 23: "Darl"?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Cash.
(c) Dewey Dell.
(d) Darl.

5. Who advised Cora to get a good breed of chickens in Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Mrs. Paul.
(b) Mrs. Lawington.
(c) Mrs. Bundren.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Dewey Dell say it took for Addie to die in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?

2. What caused Pa to be laid up sick, according to Jewel in Chapter 4: "Jewel"?

3. Whose coffin is being constructed in Chapter 1: "Darl"?

4. Where does Tull describe Quick finding the buckboard in Chapter 20: "Tull"?

5. Why does Peabody hope for Addie's impending death in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question does Darl pose to Jewel in Chapter 10: “Darl”? How does Jewel respond?

2. What scenario does Dewey Dell recollect in Chapter 7: “Dewey Dell”?

3. What is the main setting of As I Lay Dying? Where does the story begin?

4. How are Cash Bundren’s feelings for his father illustrated through his actions in Chapter 17: “Darl”?

5. What is indicated by Darl’s assessments of his mother Chapter 21: “Darl”?

6. How is Cora Tull characterized as a narrator in Chapter 6: “Cora”?

7. How would you describe Jewel Bundren’s actions in carrying the coffin in Chapter 23: “Darl”?

8. What are the individual agendas of the Bundren family members as they prepare to depart for their journey in Chapter 24: “Vardaman”?

9. How does Peabody feel about his objective at the Bundren residence in Chapter 11: “Peabody”?

10. What does Jewel do when he family departs in Chapter 25: “Darl”? Why?

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