As I Lay Dying Work

Today students did the assignment below for the first few chapters of As I Lay Dying.
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Getting Acquainted with As I Lay Dying

For the first few chapters of As I Lay Dying, carefully consider and respond to the questions below for each chapter. 

• You may work with a partner (and share a text) if you’d like and can do so efficiently; however, you may also choose to work alone.
• Work through as many chapters as you can in the period. This is not homework (though you may continue taking similar notes if you find it helpful).
• Unless the substitute decides otherwise, this will be collected Wednesday.

1. What do you learn about the narrator of the chapter in this chapter? Consider especially character traits and motifs associated with the character. What is the character’s relationship to Addie Bundren?
2. What do you learn about other characters in this chapter? Do you find this narrator trustworthy? Why?
3. What questions arise for you at the end of this chapter?
4. What questions from previous chapters are answered here?