Question

english 11 sem 1
4.1.8 quiz: analyze the voices of faulkner
based on your knowledge of the characters in the parts you read of faulkner’s as i lay dying, which of these thoughts belongs to anse?
a. she was... well and hale as ere a woman ever were, except for that road.
b. in a bed where people lie down all the time, the joints and seams are made sideways, because the stress is sideways.
c. he holds the two planks on the trestle, fitted along the edges in a quarter of the finished box.
d. you can see by an old grave that the earth sinks down on the bevel.

Explanation:

To determine which thought belongs to Anse in As I Lay Dying, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Blames the road for Addie’s decline, consistent with Anse’s tendency to externalize blame and his preoccupation with the road’s impact.
• Option B: Reflects a carpenter’s (Cash’s) technical perspective on bed construction.
• Option C: Describes Cash’s carpentry work on the coffin.
• Option D: Is related to Darl’s or another character’s observation about graves, not Anse’s typical thoughts.

Anse’s personality (complaining, blaming external factors like the road) aligns with Option A.

Answer:

A. [S]he was... well and hale as ere a woman ever were, except for that road.