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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the stranger willing to give up Grumby?
(a) Because Grumby is a terrible travel partner.
(b) Because they are wanted men.
(c) Because Bayard offers him money.
(d) Because Grumby betrayed him.

2. What does the gossip about Drusilla develop to?
(a) Everyone thinks she's pregnant.
(b) Everyone thinks she's married.
(c) Everyone thinks she's a traitor.
(d) Everyone thinks she's a hero.

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

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

5. How do Ringo, Bayard, and Buck know they are on the right track to findings Grumby and Ab?
(a) They hear rumors in towns.
(b) They find ransacked towns.
(c) They find their supplies strewn.
(d) Ab always heads north.

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

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

8. Why are the women of Jefferson concerned for Drusilla?
(a) They think she's sick.
(b) They think she's traumatized by the war.
(c) They think she's having an affair with Sartoris.
(d) They think she takes too many risks.

9. How does Granny try to ensure not being caught by the Union in her scheme?
(a) She befriends the troops.
(b) She makes herself seem older and ignorant.
(c) She never visits the same camp twice.
(d) She never makes the sales deals.

10. Why do the Sartoris' have reservations about Ab?
(a) He's untrustworthy.
(b) He acts suspicious.
(c) He's a man.
(d) They've heard rumors.

11. 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.

12. What is Louisa's final task in setting Drusilla right?
(a) Moving her to New York.
(b) Getting her a wig.
(c) Making her marry Sartoris.
(d) Teaching her to play piano.

13. Before the war, Benbow was ______.
(a) The mayor.
(b) A Republican.
(c) A child.
(d) A slave.

14. Why is Ab the best available man in town?
(a) He was raised right.
(b) He has the most money.
(c) He's the youngest.
(d) All the other men are enlisted.

15. Ab tells Bayard that Granny has accumulated ________ from the scheme.
(a) $10,000.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bayard see in Ab's eyes when he talks to him?

2. What does Bayard do with Grumby's body?

3. In the scheme, Ab is in charge of ______.

4. Why does Bayard kill Grumby?

5. What was Granny saving some money from the scheme for?

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