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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bayard kill Grumby?
(a) Grumby will never stop stealing.
(b) Grumby killed Granny.
(c) Grumby spoke ill of Bayard's mother.
(d) Grumby tried to shoot him.

2. What makes it clear that Granny doesn't trust Ab?
(a) She counts her money several times a day.
(b) She never talks to him.
(c) She shivers when he enters the room.
(d) She hides her money.

3. Where do Bayard and Ringo hear Ab has gone?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Vicksburg.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Montana.

4. What does Bayard do with Grumby's body?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Places it on Granny's grave.
(d) Hangs it in the middle of town.

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

6. What was also supposed to happen on election day?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A baby shower.
(c) A birthday.
(d) A funeral.

7. What is Grumby's group called?
(a) The Renegades.
(b) The Night Riders.
(c) The Anarchists.
(d) The Independents.

8. How does Louisa respond to Drusilla's return home?
(a) She feels Drusilla has shamed the family.
(b) She wishes Drusilla had been a better soldier.
(c) She is happy Drusilla is back.
(d) She wants Drusilla to go north.

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

10. What was Granny saving some money from the scheme for?
(a) To make a new life after the war.
(b) To hire a hit man.
(c) To buy her slaves back.
(d) To bail her cousin out of prison.

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

12. Why does Bayard set Ab free?
(a) He will help Buck get home.
(b) Ab promises him money.
(c) He knows Ab won't come back.
(d) Ab needs medical attention.

13. How is Ab when Bayard, Ringo and Buck find him?
(a) He is very ill.
(b) He's tied to a tree.
(c) He's well fed and well dressed.
(d) He's cold, wet and lost.

14. Where does Sartoris relocate the voting to?
(a) The old slave cabins.
(b) His house.
(c) The post office.
(d) The next town.

15. When Granny leaves, Bayard ______ himself for letting Granny go to see Grumby alone.
(a) Congratulates.
(b) Berates.
(c) Doubts.
(d) Questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Bayard able to identify Grumby's house?

2. Ringo believes: "The war ain't over. It just _____ good.

3. Why was Louisa letdown by election day?

4. Where do Bayard, Ringo and Buck decide to search for Ab and Grumby?

5. Why is Granny hesitant about the last scheme?

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