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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. What do Ringo and Bayard steal after being ambushed?
(a) Food.
(b) A horse.
(c) Guns.
(d) A wagon.

2. Why doesn't Bayard kill Ab?
(a) Killing would be too generous.
(b) He doesn't have a gun.
(c) He wants him to go to jail instead.
(d) Ab is unarmed.

3. The travel of findings Grumby and Ab is ______.
(a) Hot and humid.
(b) Cold and wet.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Easy.

4. How is Sartoris advised by his friends on how to deal with Redmond?
(a) They tell him to stop humiliating him.
(b) They tell him to get more creative.
(c) They tell him to keep conquering him.
(d) They tell him he's acting correctly.

5. Why does Sartoris want to retire?
(a) He wants to spend time with his wife.
(b) Too many people want him dead.
(c) He's tired of killing men.
(d) He is getting old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bayard becomes concerned about his father's ______ visits to town.

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

3. How does Louisa respond to Drusilla's return home?

4. When the slaves are asked to carry the chest of silver up the stairs, they grumble and ______.

5. Where do Granny and Bayard end up living?

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