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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Retreat: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why isn't Uncle Buck fighting in the army?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He lost a poker game.
(c) He broke his leg.
(d) He was found to be a traitor.

2. How does Buck decide which slaves he sets free?
(a) Whoever does better work.
(b) He sets the older ones free.
(c) He draws names from a hat.
(d) He waits for signs from God.

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

4. What was Granny's disturbing dream at the beginning of "Retreat"?
(a) Someone finds their silver.
(b) The Union wins the war.
(c) Someone takes Bayard.
(d) Someone burns her house.

5. Where do Granny and Bayard end up living?
(a) A make-shift shack.
(b) Joby's cabin.
(c) An abandoned farmhouse.
(d) In the woods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the family hiding their silver?

3. Why is Philadelphy sobbing when Loosh and Granny confront each other?

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

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

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