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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 gets up from the pallet to see about what in Chapter 49: “Vardaman”?

2. What do Mack and Gillespie use to cover the animals’ eyes in Chapter 50: “Darl”?

3. What does Darl ask Jewel in Chapter 48: “Darl,” angering him?

4. What does Darl describe Cash turning to watch from the wagon in Chapter 27: "Darl"?

5. Who does Vardaman find on Addie’s coffin, crying, in Chapter 51: “Vardaman”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What thoughts occupy Anse Bundren as the family travels in the wagon in Chapter 28: “Anse”?

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

4. What is Samson’s opinion of Anse Bundren in Chapter 29: “Samson”? What does Samson offer the family?

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

6. How are the animals saved from the fire in Chapter 50: “Darl”?

7. How does Dewey Dell lose her money to Anse Bundren in Chapter 58: “Dewey Dell”?

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

9. How is Cash’s condition described in Chapter 42: “Darl”? Where is the Bundren family going in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the character of Addie Bundren in As I Lay Dying. Why do you think that the author chooses to include a chapter with Addie's first-person perspective? What does the reader learn about Addie in this chapter? What does the reader learn about Addie through the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of identity in As I Lay Dying. How does this theme relate to Darl, Jewel, and Cash? How does this theme connect to Dewey Dell? How does it relate to Anse Bundren?

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