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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bayard see in Ab's eyes when he talks to him?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Lies.

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

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

5. What is special about the paper Ringo acquires for Granny?
(a) It has the official stamp of the Union.
(b) It belonged to a famous Confederate Colonel.
(c) It made from a rare tree.
(d) It has secret notes written on it.

6. What occupies all of Sartoris' time since returning from the war?
(a) Finding his lost mules.
(b) Seeing Drusilla.
(c) Comforting his son.
(d) Rebuilding his house.

7. How is Bayard able to identify Grumby's house?
(a) His horse.
(b) His wagon.
(c) The Union flag in the window.
(d) His clothes hanging outside.

8. Why are the Burdens in Jefferson?
(a) To organize former slaves for the Republican Party.
(b) To fix the election.
(c) To make a profit off the devastation.
(d) To keep an eye on Sartoris.

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

10. What does Aunt Louisa do when she arrives in Jefferson?
(a) Forces Drusilla to wear dresses.
(b) Start building her own house.
(c) Goes to congratulate Bayard.
(d) Hugs and kisses Drusilla.

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) Ab always heads north.
(c) They find their supplies strewn.
(d) They hear rumors in towns.

12. When does Bayard see Drusilla after Louisa arrives?
(a) All day, every day.
(b) Only at mealtimes.
(c) Only when he's in town.
(d) Never.

13. ]Why don't the Union soldiers take Granny's mules?
(a) They's not worth taking.
(b) They feel bad for her.
(c) She already gave them to Ringo and Bayard.
(d) They got distracted.

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

15. How long does the search for Grumby and Ab take?
(a) One year.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the war, Benbow was ______.

2. Why does the stranger tell the group to look for Grumby in Alabama?

3. Why was Louisa letdown by election day?

4. In the scheme, Bayard and Granny are responsible for what?

5. Why does Bayard set Ab free?

(see the answer keys)

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