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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. Who is afraid to make the return trip after crossing the remains of the bridge in Chapter 33: “Tull”?
(a) Cora.
(b) Tull.
(c) Cash.
(d) Jewel.

2. Who is Armstid's wife?
(a) Anna.
(b) Cora.
(c) Lula.
(d) Sarah.

3. Who tells Vardaman that Addie told him to hide her away from the sight of man in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?
(a) Cash.
(b) Dewey Dell.
(c) Darl.
(d) Cora.

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

5. Anse Bundren says in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell” that his own daughter accuses him of being a what?
(a) Lecher.
(b) Dog.
(c) Thief.
(d) Murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Bundren children is Reverend Whitfield the father to?

2. The rope that Jewel holds in Chapter 36: “Tull” is compared with what?

3. What is the name of the counter boy at the pharmacy in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?

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

5. Who does Armstid say had told him that the levee through Haley bottom had done gone for two miles in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Vardaman think about the setting and situation in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?

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

5. What is indicated by Darl’s question to Jewel in Chapter 48: “Darl”? How does Jewel respond?

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

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

8. What actions does Reverend Whitfield commit in Chapter 41: “Whitfield”? Why?

9. How is the timeline of the Bundren children described in Chapter 40: “Addie”?

10. How is the river accident described through Vardaman’s perspective in Chapter 35: “Vardaman”?

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