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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The last time Drusilla saw the railroad, she says it was ______.
(a) Being rebuilt.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) A battle ground.
(d) In tact.

3. Why do Ringo and Bayard spy on Loosh?
(a) They are playing a game.
(b) They find his movements interesting.
(c) They think he's stealing.
(d) They think he knows something.

4. After Bayard shoots, Ringo screams that who is coming after them?
(a) "Sartoris."
(b) "Bandits."
(c) "God."
(d) "The whole army."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "Raid," where is the Sartoris family forced to live?

2. How does Colonel Dick compensate Granny?

3. Why didn't Sartoris let both McCaslin brothers enlist?

4. At the beginning of "Retreat," where is the Sartoris family fleeing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Bayard and Ringo shoot at the Union soldiers?

2. Why is Granny particularly paranoid about the chest of silver in "Retreat"?

3. Is the war being waged violent in Mississippi in "Retreat"?

4. Does Bayard understand the Civil War? How does he see it?

5. After the Union soldiers leave her house, what is Granny most concerned with?

6. Why is the Sartoris family fleeing their town?

7. Why does Granny become relieved at one point when the Union soldiers are searching her house?

8. Why do the Bayard and Ringo keep an eye on Loosh?

9. How does "Raid" paint women?

10. Why has Drusilla become more masculine?

(see the answer keys)

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