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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. When the slaves are asked to carry the chest of silver up the stairs, they grumble and ______.

2. Which Union regiment does Sartoris encounter with Ringo and Bayard?

3. Why is the family hiding their silver?

4. Where do Granny and Bayard end up living?

5. Which soldier does Bayard shoot at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Granny become relieved at one point when the Union soldiers are searching her house?

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

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

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

5. Is the war being waged violent in Mississippi in "Retreat"?

6. Why do the Bayard and Ringo keep an eye on Loosh?

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

8. How empathetic is the Union army in "Raid"?

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

10. Why is the Sartoris family fleeing their town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Faulkner's serious story is full of humor and irony. Discuss how Faulkner uses humor, how his writing style affects these moments, their purpose, and affect.

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

Discuss the title "The Unvanquished" and why it is an appropriate or inappropriate title for the book. What meaning does this word hold for this story?

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