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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bayard becomes concerned about his father's ______ visits to town.
(a) Extended.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Infrequent.
(d) Mysterious.

2. In the scheme, Bayard and Granny are responsible for what?
(a) Counting the money.
(b) Writing the letters.
(c) Taking care of the mules.
(d) Presenting the letter to the troops.

3. Why does Bayard kill Grumby?
(a) Grumby killed Granny.
(b) Grumby spoke ill of Bayard's mother.
(c) Grumby tried to shoot him.
(d) Grumby will never stop stealing.

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

5. What is Grumby's group called?
(a) The Independents.
(b) The Renegades.
(c) The Anarchists.
(d) The Night Riders.

Short Answer Questions

1. ]Why don't the Union soldiers take Granny's mules?

2. What does Bayard do when he sees Ab?

3. Sartoris is running against Benbow to become _______.

4. What occupies all of Sartoris' time since returning from the war?

5. What does Ab tell Granny he admires about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Union army burn many plantation houses?

2. Has the war changed Sartoris? How?

3. Do the old social rules of women and men in the south still apply in "The Unvanquished"? Why or why not?

4. Why isn't Ab Snopes enlisted in the army?

5. Does John Sartoris want to marry Drusilla? Why or why not?

6. Why do Bayard and Ringo hold Ab responsible for Granny's death?

7. Why doesn't Bayard kill Ab?

8. Is Drusilla's relationship with Sartoris suspicious? What problem does this present?

9. What was Granny's motive in stealing and selling mules?

10. What is the climax of "The Unvanquished"? Why?

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