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

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Whose wagon stands beside the spring in Chapter 1: "Darl"?
(a) Anse's wagon.
(b) Cash's wagon.
(c) Peabody's wagon.
(d) Tull's wagon.

2. What word from Chapter 12: "Darl" means to wail in grief?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Keel.
(c) Keen.
(d) Gesticulate.

3. For how long does Cora say she's been coming to stay with Addie almost every day in Chapter 6: "Cora"?
(a) For six weeks.
(b) For two weeks.
(c) For three weeks.
(d) For three days.

4. Who watches Darl pass through the house while touching her beads in the end of Chapter 2: "Cora"?
(a) Eula.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Mae.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles does Cora say the Bundrens are carting Addie to bury her in Chapter 6: "Cora"?

2. What does Cora say she baked yesterday in Chapter 2: "Cora"?

3. How old does Tull say his mother lived until in Chapter 8: "Tull"?

4. What part of the barn is Cash repairing in Chapter 24: "Vardaman"?

5. What does Cora perceive as the sign that Addie has died in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Tull's relationship to the Bundrens? What role does he play in the story?

3. What is indicated by Anse’s superstitions about moving in Chapter 9: “Anse”?

4. What is foreshadowed about Dewey Dell’s condition in Chapter 14: “Dewey Dell”?

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

6. What is indicated by Anse Bundren’s behavior after Addie’s death in Chapter 12: “Darl”?

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

8. What is indicated by Kate Tull’s concern about the cakes that don’t sell in Chapter 2: “Cora”?

9. Who is Lafe and what is his role in the novel?

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

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