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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the first reason that Cash lists for making it on the bevel in Chapter 18: "Cash"?
2. What is notable about Dewey Dell's narrative style in Chapter 7: "Dewey Dell"?
3. What is Addie compared to in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
4. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 8: "Tull"? "His eyes look like pieces of burnt-out cinder fixed in his face, looking out over the land" (11).
5. Why does Peabody hope for Addie's impending death in Chapter 11: "Peabody"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Anse Bundren complain about Jewel in Chapter 26: “Anse”? How does Darl respond when he sees Jewel?
2. What is foreshadowed about Dewey Dell’s condition in Chapter 14: “Dewey Dell”?
3. Why is Jewel Bundren angry in Chapter 4: “Jewel”? What does his anger indicate about Jewel’s character?
4. How is Cora Tull characterized as a narrator in Chapter 6: “Cora”?
5. How would you describe Jewel Bundren’s actions in carrying the coffin in Chapter 23: “Darl”?
6. What sentence comprises Chapter 19: “Vardaman”? What is the meaning behind this chapter?
7. How is Anse Bundren characterized in Chapter 5: “Darl”? How does Jewel differ from his father?
8. What is indicated by Anse Bundren’s behavior after Addie’s death in Chapter 12: “Darl”?
9. What is indicated by Anse’s superstitions about moving in Chapter 9: “Anse”?
10. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 20: “Tull”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Darl's arrest in the end of the novel. Why is he taken away? Where is he presumably taken? How does his family respond to Darl's actions and his being taken away?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of irony in As I Lay Dying. What are examples of dramatic irony in the novel? What are examples of situational irony? How does each example in the novel serve the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of As I Lay Dying. Where in the narrative are the exposition and rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the novel?
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