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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. What does Bayard do when he sees Ab?
(a) He beats him.
(b) He spits on him.
(c) He calls for the police.
(d) He sets him free.

2. Why are the Burdens in Jefferson?
(a) To make a profit off the devastation.
(b) To keep an eye on Sartoris.
(c) To fix the election.
(d) To organize former slaves for the Republican Party.

3. Where do Bayard and Ringo find Granny's body?
(a) In the woods.
(b) Back in their cabin.
(c) In a vacated shack.
(d) In her wagon.

4. How do Ringo, Bayard, and Buck know they are on the right track to findings Grumby and Ab?
(a) They hear rumors in towns.
(b) Ab always heads north.
(c) They find their supplies strewn.
(d) They find ransacked towns.

5. What does Bayard do with Grumby's body?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Places it on Granny's grave.
(c) Buries it.
(d) Hangs it in the middle of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Louisa letdown by election day?

2. What has changed since the boys went looking for Grumby and Ab?

3. How is Ab when Bayard, Ringo and Buck find him?

4. Why does Granny agree to do business with Grumby?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the war, is there peace in the south?

3. Who is the most effective weapon against the Union army? How so?

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

5. What is the primary reason Bayard was forced to act as an adult in "Vendee"?

6. What does Bayard mean when he says that the men of Jefferson are enemies to the women?

7. How do Bayard and Grumby approach killing differently?

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

9. Has the war changed Sartoris? How?

10. Does Bayard feel guilty about Granny's death? Should he?

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