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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. Where is Cora from?
2. Darl says in Chapter 3: "Darl," "When I was a boy I first learned how much better water tastes when it has set for a while in" what (9)?
3. Who begins to fall behind when carrying the casket in Chapter 23: "Darl"?
4. What is Addie compared to in Chapter 15: Vardaman"?
5. 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).
Short Essay Questions
1. What question does Darl pose to Jewel in Chapter 10: “Darl”? How does Jewel respond?
2. What actions and events comprise Chapter 22: “Cash”? How does the chapter end?
3. What makes Darl Bundren unique as a narrator in As I Lay Dying?
4. How does Peabody feel about his objective at the Bundren residence in Chapter 11: “Peabody”?
5. What does Vardaman do after fleeing the house in Chapter 13: “Vardaman”?
6. Why does Anse Bundren complain about Jewel in Chapter 26: “Anse”? How does Darl respond when he sees Jewel?
7. What is indicated by Anse’s superstitions about moving in Chapter 9: “Anse”?
8. What is the main setting of As I Lay Dying? Where does the story begin?
9. What is significant about Vardaman’s assessment of his mother in Chapter 15: “Vardaman”?
10. How are Cash Bundren’s feelings for his father illustrated through his actions in Chapter 17: “Darl”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the characters of Tull and Cora in the novel. What are Tull and Cora's relationship to the Bundrens? In what ways do the Tulls assist the Bundrens when Addie becomes ill?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Addie's death and its impact on the Bundren household. How does each of Addie's children cope with her death? How does Addie's death impact Anse? How does it affect Cora and Tull?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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