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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Compson approach Drusilla when she returns home?
(a) She was asked to intervene.
(b) She wants to hear her stories.
(c) She wants to make sure she's not injured.
(d) She wants to tell her the gossip.

2. "Reposte in Tertio" takes place ______ after the conclusion of "Raid."
(a) Two days.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) One week

3. How does Buck receive the story of Bayard and Ringo's journey?
(a) He congratulates them.
(b) He is underwhelmed.
(c) He scolds them.
(d) He is jealous he couldn't be there.

4. What is Drusilla meant to represent?
(a) The effects of war.
(b) The ruthlessness of humanity.
(c) The fight to survive.
(d) The changing norm of women.

5. What is the main reason Granny profits from her meeting with Colonel Dick?
(a) He misheard her story.
(b) Colonel Dick is loyal to the South.
(c) He believes she is on his side.
(d) She is sweet and innocent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Sartoris' ideal south?

3. ]Why don't the Union soldiers take Granny's mules?

4. What is Sartoris' intent in meeting with Redmond unarmed?

5. In "An Odor of Verbena," Bayard describes his father as _______.

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