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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. How does Grumby try to disarm Bayard and Ringo?
(a) With pleasant words.
(b) With a gun.
(c) By distracting them.
(d) By fighting them.

2. Which regiment was Sartoris voted out of?
(a) His second.
(b) His first.
(c) His pretend regiment.
(d) None of them.

3. How do the women of Jefferson rearrange the town?
(a) They build the houses in a more northern style.
(b) They separate blacks and whites.
(c) They have strict single-sex housing.
(d) They expand downtown.

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

5. While playing Civil War, who does Ringo want to play?
(a) Colonel Dick.
(b) Colonel Sartoris.
(c) The Confederate General.
(d) The Union General.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Buck receive the story of Bayard and Ringo's journey?

3. How did Bayard's mother die?

4. Why do the Sartoris' have reservations about Ab?

5. How did Aunt Louisa feel about Drusilla going to war?

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