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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. Where do Bayard, Ringo and Buck decide to search for Ab and Grumby?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Further south.
(d) By the creek.

2. Why can't Buck continue on with the boys?
(a) He is too old and tired.
(b) He's banned from the next town.
(c) He has to take Ab back to town.
(d) His wound is too infected.

3. Where does the stranger shoot Buck?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the leg.
(c) In the foot.
(d) In the arm.

4. When does Bayard see Drusilla after Louisa arrives?
(a) Never.
(b) Only at mealtimes.
(c) Only when he's in town.
(d) All day, every day.

5. "Reposte in Tertio" takes place ______ after the conclusion of "Raid."
(a) Two days.
(b) One week
(c) One month.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sartoris is running against Benbow to become _______.

2. Why doesn't Bayard kill Ab?

3. What occupies Drusilla's time when she returns home from the war?

4. What does the gossip about Drusilla develop to?

5. How does Grumby try to disarm Bayard and Ringo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the victors in "Skirmish at Sartoris"?

4. What is the affect of "Vendee" picking up only days after "Reposte in Tertio"?

5. Are Drusilla and Sartoris' efforts admirable? Why or why not?

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

7. How do Bayard and Grumby approach killing differently?

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

9. What is the purpose of the rainy weather in "Vendee"?

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

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