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As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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In William Faulkner's *As I Lay Dying*, which character constructs Addie Bundren's coffin as she observes from her bedroom window? A) Anse Bundren B) Cash Bundren C) Darl Bundren D) Jewel Bundren **Correct Answer: B) Cash Bundren**
ap_lit · common_core
**Quiz Question — *As I Lay Dying* by William Faulkner** Which character in *As I Lay Dying* tells the chapter that includes just one sentence: "My mother is a fish"? A) Darl Bundren B) Vardaman Bundren C) Jewel Bundren D) Dewey Dell Bundren **Correct Answer: B) Vardaman Bundren** *Explanation: In one of the novel's most well-known and brief chapters, young Vardaman Bundren expresses the single-sentence statement "My mother is a fish." This line captures his grief and childlike struggle to understand his mother Addie's death by linking her to a fish he caught and cut up on the same day she passed away.*
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**Quiz Question — *As I Lay Dying* by William Faulkner** Which character is known for delivering the novel's shortest chapter, which consists of just five words: "My mother is a fish"? A) Darl Bundren B) Vardaman Bundren C) Jewel Bundren D) Cash Bundren **Correct Answer: B) Vardaman Bundren** *Explanation: In Chapter 19, Vardaman, the youngest Bundren child, shares this memorable one-sentence chapter. It captures his childlike struggle to understand his mother Addie's death, leading him to mix her identity with that of a fish he caught and gutted on the same day.*
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