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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ambuscade: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sartoris return home at the beginning of "The Unvanquished"?
(a) He's fallen ill.
(b) He was expelled from his regiment.
(c) To bring a message.
(d) To oversee the livestock pen.

2. Which soldier does Bayard shoot at?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The biggest and strongest.
(c) The oldest.
(d) The first one he sees.

3. Why does Granny read recipes to Ringo and Bayard?
(a) To distract them.
(b) To entertain them.
(c) To put them to sleep.
(d) To teach them.

4. Where does Loosh sneak off to in the middle of the night?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Vicksburg.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Memphis.

5. When his father returns home, Bayard observes he has the "smell of ______."
(a) Violence.
(b) Horses.
(c) Union soldiers.
(d) Glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bayard balance his gun?

2. How many regiments has Colonel Sartoris made?

3. How did Bayard's mother die?

4. What is Rosa Miller's relation to Sartoris?

5. While playing Civil War, who does Ringo want to play?

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