Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
Artboard
Created with Sketch.
Resubscribe
Perform Search
Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
! Error
Created with Sketch.
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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 Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Existence and Mortality
Role of Women
Religion
Family Dysfunction
Self-Interest
Quotes By Section
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
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Sections 53â59 Quiz
Sections 53â59 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
Previous section
Sections 46–52 Quick Quiz
Next section
Study Questions
As I Lay Dying: Popular pages
CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Addie Bundren: Character Analysis
QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
Review Quiz
Take a Study Break
Every Book on Your English Syllabus Summed Up in a Quote from
The Office
Mar 19, 2020
7 Beloved Fictional Characters Who Are Secretly Terrible People
Mar 27, 2020
Romeo and Juliet
As Told in a Series of Texts
Mar 30, 2020
Pick 7 Movies and We'll Tell You What Book You Should Read While You're Social Distancing
Mar 24, 2020
25 Literary Quotes That Will Break Your Heart, But Only If You've Read the Book
Mar 12, 2020
