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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. 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) Robbery.
(b) Incest.
(c) Murder.
(d) Insanity.

2. Who suggests it was the hand of God that brought the log in Chapter 36: “Tull”?
(a) Addie.
(b) Cora.
(c) Darl.
(d) Cash.

3. Who walks across the remains of the bridge as the others prepare to take the wagon across the ford in Chapter 33: “Tull”?
(a) Jewel, Cash, and Dewey Dell.
(b) Cash and Darl.
(c) Cash, Darl, and Jewel.
(d) Tull, Anse, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman.

4. Vardaman says that Jewel does not have what anymore in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?
(a) Money.
(b) A father.
(c) A horse.
(d) Hope.

5. Who does Vardaman describe waking up the hill with him in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?
(a) Darl, Anse, and Addie.
(b) Darl, Jewel, and Dewey Dell.
(c) Tull, Cora, and Cash.
(d) Jewel, Cash, and Dewey Dell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cash’s principle concern in Chapter 42: “Darl” is for the safety of what?

2. Vardaman thinks about how Darl was taken on a train where in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?

3. Where is Addie’s coffin carried and placed in the beginning of Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?

4. What strikes the wagon as it crosses the ford in Chapter 35: “Vardaman”?

5. Who sleeps on the pallet with Vardaman in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Darl discuss in Chapter 57: “Darl”? What is symbolized through this monologue?

2. What symbolism can be seen in Jewel Bundren’s actions in Chapter 36: “Tull”?

3. What suggestions are made for crossing the river in Chapter 31: “Tull”? How are the suggestions received?

4. What conflict almost arises in Chapter 52: “Darl”? Why?

5. What thoughts occupy Anse Bundren as the family travels in the wagon in Chapter 28: “Anse”?

6. What are Vernon Tull’s impressions as they cross the river in Chapter 33: “Tull”?

7. What question does Vardaman pose to Darl in Chapter 47: “Vardaman”?

8. What is significant about Cash Bundren’s mindset and concerns after the accident in Chapter 37: “Darl”?

9. What is Samson’s opinion of Anse Bundren in Chapter 29: “Samson”? What does Samson offer the family?

10. What does Darl recall as the reason Jewel had been unable to stay awake when he was 15 years old in Chapter 32: “Darl”?

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