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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Skirmish at Sartoris: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bayard remarks that, between he and Ringo, skin color and smarts didn't count anymore. What does count, in his eyes?
(a) Their age.
(b) Their ability.
(c) What they'd seen or done.
(d) Their courage.

2. Faulkner compares the slaves' migration like racing to:
(a) The promised land.
(b) Home.
(c) The gates of heaven.
(d) The finish line.

3. How did Bayard's mother die?
(a) It's still a mystery.
(b) In childbirth.
(c) In the war.
(d) A farming accident.

4. During the war, where was Benbow?
(a) Mexico.
(b) In Jefferson.
(c) Far south.
(d) With the Union.

5. Why is Granny disheartened by the conclusion of her scheme?
(a) She doesn't like being a wanted woman.
(b) She liked the excitement of crime.
(c) She hasn't saved enough money.
(d) She feels like she let Ab down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Drusilla relieved by the war?

2. Ringo is lass of a slave and more of a ______ to Bayard.

3. Bayard observes that although the war is tragic, he has never experiences such ______.

4. Why is Sartoris able to take the Union regiment prisoner so easily?

5. What happened at Vicksburg?

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