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. Who is impatient to cross the river with the wagon and get it over with in Chapter 34: “Darl”?
(a) Cash.
(b) Cora.
(c) Darl.
(d) Jewel.

2. Where do the Bundrens stay at the home where they take Cash in Chapter 42: “Darl”?
(a) The front porch.
(b) The barn.
(c) The attic.
(d) The basement.

3. How does Dewey Dell imagine herself sitting in the wagon in Chapter 30: “Dewey Dell”?
(a) Dead.
(b) Naked.
(c) Married.
(d) Employed.

4. Armstid says in Chapter 43: “Armstid” that Jewel Bundren went to get Dr. Peabody but he was gone to Inverness, so who came back with Jewel?
(a) Quick.
(b) Snopes.
(c) Uncle Billy.
(d) Tull.

5. What do the Bundrens do to relieve Cash of the heat in his leg in Chapter 48: “Darl”?
(a) Put ice on the leg.
(b) Put him in a cold bathtub.
(c) Pour water over the cast.
(d) Take him to a hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Armstid say has three to four horses in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?

2. How many square inches of skin does Dr. Peabody say Cash will lose in getting the cast off in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?

3. While the family is at Peabody’s, Anse says he is going where in Chapter 59: “Cash”?

4. What does Cash describe stopping to borrow in the house in Chapter 59: “Cash”?

5. Where has Anse gone in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What implications do you discern from Anse’s introduction of his children to “Mrs. Bundren” in Chapter 59: “Cash”?

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

6. What happens between Dewey Dell Bundren and MacGowan in Chapter 55: “MacGowan”?

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

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

9. How does Dr. Peabody react to Cash’s injury in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?

10. What elements of the story are foreshadowed in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 748 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample