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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. Where do Bayard, Ringo and Buck decide to search for Ab and Grumby?

2. What was also supposed to happen on election day?

3. How do Ringo, Bayard, and Buck know they are on the right track to findings Grumby and Ab?

4. How does Mrs. Compson know Louisa?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do Bayard and Grumby approach killing differently?

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

9. How does Granny represent the title of the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through "The Unvanquished," the reader watches Bayard mature from his idyllic childhood to adulthood. This transition is instigated through both nature and experience. Discuss the affect Bayard's youthful and matured perspectives offer to the book and Faulkner's explanation of the natures of youth and adulthood.

Essay Topic 2

Matriarchs and patriarchs in "The Unvanquished" are the clearest embodiments of the themes of the book. Discuss the role that the matriarchs and patriarchs play in the narrative, message, and themes.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the big picture Faulkner is portraying through "The Unvanquished." Is he depicting the shortsighted picture or the long-term view of the war? What about the Civil War does Faulkner want to portray?

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