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As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Sections 1–6
Sections 7–12
Sections 13–19
Sections 20–28
Sections 29–33
Sections 34–39
Sections 40–45
Sections 46–52
Sections 53–59
Characters
Character List
Addie Bundren
Darl Bundren
Jewel Bundren
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Existence and Mortality
Role of Women
Religion
Family Dysfunction
Self-Interest
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Sections 1–6
Sections 7–12
Sections 13–19
Sections 20–28
Sections 29–33
Sections 34–39
Sections 40–45
Sections 46–52
Sections 53–59
Quotes By Character
Darl Bundren
Addie Bundren
Jewel Bundren
Anse Bundren
Dewey Dell
Further Study
Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Sections 1-6
Sections 7-12
Sections 13-19
Sections 20-28
Sections 29-33
Sections 34-39
Sections 40-45
Sections 46-52
Sections 53-59
Study Questions
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Further Study
Sections 53-59 Quiz
Further Study
Sections 53-59 Quiz
1
of 5
Where is the mental institution to which the Bundrens have Darl committed?
Jefferson
Georgetown
Macon
Jackson
2
of 5
How much money does Dewey Dell offer the man at the Jefferson drugstore for an abortion?
Five dollars
Ten dollars
Fifteen dollars
Twenty dollars
3
of 5
When Dewey Dell returns to the Jefferson drugstore in the evening, who accompanies her on the walk there?
Darl
Anse
Cash
Vardaman
4
of 5
What do the Bundren children eat while they wait for their father on a street corner in Jefferson?
Bananas
Hamburgers
Apples
Crackers
5
of 5
When Anse introduces his children to his new wife, what is the new Mrs. Bundren carrying?
A hat
A baby
A gramophone
A typewriter
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