As I Lay Dying Quizzes

As I Lay Dying Quiz 1

1 William Faulkner came from
Mississippi

Florida

Massachusetts

Alabama
2 The novel takes place in the fictional county of
Yoknapatawpha

Shamaltapac

Clarenton

Montgomery
3 The father of the Bundren family is named
Jewel

Vernon

Anse

Cash
4 The mother of the Bundren family is named
Cora

Addie

Eula

Dewey Dell
5 The oldest son of the Bundren family is named
Jewel

Cash

Vardaman

Darl
6 The second son of the Bundren family is named
Cash

Vardaman

Darl

Jewel
7 The youngest son of the Bundren family is named
Vardaman

Jewel

Cash

Darl
8 The middle child of the Bundren family is named
Vardaman

Cash

Darl

Jewel
9 The only daughter of the Bundren family is named
Eula

Addie

Cora

Dewey Dell
10 Addie's longstanding wish is
to see Jewel named as heir to her fortune

to be buried in Jefferson, among her birth family

to see Darl institutionalized

to see Jewel pregnant
11 At the novel's start, Addie is
having an illicit affair with Whitfield

riding a horse, but showing signs of weakness

on her deathbed

sewing
12 The novel's most frequently used narrator is
Addie

Darl

Jewel

Anse
13 Darl could best be described as
cruel and malicious

sensitive and intelligent

physical and unemotive

sexually frustrated and eager
14 Cora is
both judgmental and deeply religious

deeply religious

sexually predatory

judgmental
15 The Tulls have two daughters:
Buffy and Faith

Eula and Faith

Eula and Kate

Addie and Eula
16 The most intelligent member of the Bundren family is probably
Anse

Willow

Darl

Dewey Dell
17 Jewel could best be described as
intellectual and sensitive

hot-tempered and physical

compassionate and loving

feeble and whining
18 Dewey Dell's secret is that she's
pregnant

gay

had two abortions

planning to elope as soon as she's reached Jefferson
19 Dewey Dell resents Darl because he
hates Jewel

is so intuitive that she feels like she can have no secrets from him

was Addie's favorite

raped her
20 Vardaman confuses his dead mother with a
weeping xander

fish

oak box

weeping willow
21 Among the obstacles facing the Bundrens on their journey is
the increasing activity of the KKK

heavy snowfall

bands of thieves

the bridges have been washed away by heavy rains
22 Anse could best be described as
weak, stupid, and lazy

kind and compassionate to a fault

fair but quick to anger

strong, self-sacrificing and wise
23 The local doctor is
Snopes Quick

Vernon Tull

Peabody

None of the above
24 The first farm the Bundrens take shelter at belongs to
MacGowan

Samson

Gillespie

Tull
25 A symbol of death trails the Bundrens. These hungry animals are
buzzards

wolves

foxes

bears

I'm sorry, what do you mean by entries?

Asked by Marcus F #1336562

Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/16/2024 8:18 PM

What are we to make of the trip to “town”? What does this mean for the different characters?

Obligation is an important theme of the novel. The family is bringing Addie's body to Jefferson, to bury her as she wished to be buried. There is much talk about duty. Addie herself speaks of duty regarding her relationship to Anse; to hear her...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/7/2023 10:11 AM

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What qualites in human nature are evident here in chapter 37 (Darl)

Cash is a martyr who sacrifices his own well-being to provide for others. In this sense he becomes a Christ-figure in the story.

Asked by Audrey M #1213068

Answered by Aslan on 2/10/2022 5:51 PM

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