View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) 3/4 of the time.
(b) 2/3 of the time.
(c) 1/2 of the time.
(d) 1/4 of the time.

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

3. What animals does Vardaman attack in Chapter 13: "Vardaman"?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Horses.

4. What does Dewey Dell say she is going to do while Anse and Cash eat in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?
(a) To go shopping.
(b) To call her cousin.
(c) To start up the car.
(d) To milk the cow.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far has Vardaman walked to reach the Tull residence in Chapter 16: "Tull"?

3. What does Dewey Dell repeatedly say that she is in Chapter 14: "Dewey Dell"?

4. Who is Tull talking to in Chapter 8: "Tull"?

5. Who advised Cora to get a good breed of chickens in Chapter 2: "Cora"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Darl Bundren unique as a narrator in As I Lay Dying?

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

3. What is the narrative style of As I Lay Dying? Who is introduced in Chapter 1: “Darl”?

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

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

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

9. How is Anse Bundren characterized in Chapter 5: “Darl”? How does Jewel differ from his father?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 724 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample