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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. Vardaman thinks about how Darl was taken on a train where in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?
2. Addie says in Chapter 40: “Addie” that she could remember how her father used to say that the reason for living was what?
3. Who does Vardaman find on Addie’s coffin, crying, in Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?
4. Who walks across the remains of the bridge as the others prepare to take the wagon across the ford in Chapter 33: “Tull”?
5. What is Anse’s new wife carrying as she approaches the wagon in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What implications do you discern from Anse’s introduction of his children to “Mrs. Bundren” in Chapter 59: “Cash”?
2. What thoughts occupy Anse Bundren as the family travels in the wagon in Chapter 28: “Anse”?
3. What conflict almost arises in Chapter 52: “Darl”? Why?
4. How is Jewel’s arrival described from Darl’s perspective in Chapter 27: “Darl”?
5. What actions does Reverend Whitfield commit in Chapter 41: “Whitfield”? Why?
6. How is Anse Bundren’s selfishness illustrated in Chapter 43: “Armstid”?
7. What is foreshadowed through Anse’s actions in Chapter 53: “Cash”?
8. How do the Bundrens make a cast for Cash in Chapter 46: “Darl”? What does this foreshadow?
9. What does Vardaman think about the setting and situation in Chapter 56: “Vardaman”?
10. How does Dr. Peabody react to Cash’s injury in Chapter 54: “Peabody”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Darl Bundren in As I Lay Dying. How old is Darl? What are the notable qualities of Darl's personality? What happens to Darl in the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impact and symbolism of the barn fire in the narrative. What causes the fire? How is this obstacle overcome by those affected by the fire? How are the animals saved?
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