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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Skirmish at Sartoris: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ringo asks Bayard who he thinks Granny dreamed about. Bayard says ______.
(a) Loosh.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A stranger.
(d) His father.

2. How does Drusilla change her appearance after her fiancé and father die?
(a) She dresses like a man.
(b) She dresses provocatively.
(c) She dresses all in black.
(d) She dresses more feminine.

3. Faulkner compares the slaves' migration like racing to:
(a) The promised land.
(b) The gates of heaven.
(c) Home.
(d) The finish line.

4. Where do Bayard and Ringo hear Ab has gone?
(a) Montana.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Vicksburg.

5. How did Aunt Louisa feel about Drusilla going to war?
(a) She didn't know.
(b) She was proud.
(c) She was on the fence.
(d) She was appalled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was also supposed to happen on election day?

2. While working, Bayard pretends to be who?

3. At the beginning of "Raid," where is the Sartoris family forced to live?

4. How does Granny respond to the soldier's accusations about her scheme?

5. Why does Mrs. Compson approach Drusilla when she returns home?

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