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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While fleeing, why does Granny refuse to sleep in the farmhouse?

2. Why do the Confederate troops encourage Granny to go back home?

3. When the Union soldiers arrive at Sartoris' house looking for him, he escapes by pretending to be a deaf _______.

4. The last time Drusilla saw the railroad, she says it was ______.

5. Why is Drusilla relieved by the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Colonel Dick leave Granny's house?

2. After the Union soldiers leave her house, what is Granny most concerned with?

3. How is the reader's perception of the war in "Raid" different than in prior chapters?

4. Why isn't Uncle Buck fighting with the army?

5. Why do Bayard and Ringo shoot at the Union soldiers?

6. Why does Bayard believe that "we are being set free"?

7. How have roles been reversed or changed in "Raid"?

8. Does Bayard understand the Civil War? How does he see it?

9. In "Raid," which is more important to people: freedom or personal sentiment? How and why?

10. Does Bayard glorify his father? How and why does he regard him the way he does?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through "The Unvanquished," readers experiences unlikely empathetic actions on behalf of some and a severe lack in others. Colonel Dick is generous to Granny, while the slaves abandon their families to get to the river. Discuss Faulkner's exploration of empathy in "The Unvanquished" and how this impacts the portrait of humanity.

Essay Topic 2

Loyalty becomes a dilemma in "The Unvanquished": Colonel Dick helps Confederates and slaves betray their masters. Discuss the nature of loyalty portrayed in "The Unvanquished": what is Faulkner's portrait of its nature?

Essay Topic 3

Stemming from the chaotic nature of the war, the maturing of two of the protagonists (Bayard and Ringo), and the uprooted nature of the Sartoris family, characters are forced to take on others' roles. Discuss how these role reversals take place and how they prove as pivotal to the narrative.

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