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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Granny's wagon is pushed into the river by a "_____" of slaves.
(a) Wall.
(b) Storm.
(c) Tide.
(d) Mob.

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

3. What is Drusilla very accomplished in?
(a) Horse riding.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Needlepoint.
(d) Singing.

4. Ringo and Bayard have growing ______ to protect their town.
(a) Conviction.
(b) Joy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Disdain.

5. Drusilla compares the fighting Confederates and Union on the railroad to ______.
(a) A train wreck.
(b) Dogs and cats.
(c) Iron knights.
(d) Mythical gods.

6. Why do many slaves decide to return to Jefferson with Granny?
(a) They want to steal her silver.
(b) They will have food and shelter.
(c) The Colonel orders them to.
(d) They are frightened by the scene at the river.

7. What does the Sartoris family use for ink?
(a) Mud.
(b) Ink.
(c) Paint.
(d) Berry juice.

8. In "Ambuscade" Bayard believes the front lines are in ______.
(a) Alabama.
(b) New York.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Mississippi.

9. Why is Ringo not concerned about leaving Granny alone?
(a) He is inconsiderate.
(b) She can take care of herself.
(c) He has more important plans.
(d) No one wants to hurt her.

10. Before bed, with the silver in her room, what does Granny do for the first time ever?
(a) Tells Bayard a story.
(b) Turns her light off.
(c) Locks her door.
(d) Prays.

11. Why is the family hiding their silver?
(a) They want to appear modest.
(b) Bayard and Ringo play with it too much.
(c) It's illegal.
(d) The Union is coming.

12. Why do the Confederate troops encourage Granny to go back home?
(a) They want her to wait for Sartoris.
(b) They want her to bring something back for them.
(c) They think she's up to no good.
(d) They think the Union will find her.

13. How do the slaves respond to Loosh explaining the Union is coming to free them?
(a) They kick him out.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They hug and kiss him.
(d) They get angry at Loosh.

14. What does the Sartoris family hide their silver in?
(a) A trunk.
(b) The stove.
(c) A bag of laundry.
(d) The floor.

15. What is Rosa Miller's relation to Sartoris?
(a) She is his mother.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his employee.
(d) She is his mother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Granny scold Ringo and Bayard?

2. The last time Drusilla saw the railroad, she says it was ______.

3. Why does Sartoris see himself as a victim to the Union?

4. Why does Colonel Dick leave Granny's house?

5. How did the Union discover the silver?

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