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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. Why is Sartoris able to take the Union regiment prisoner so easily?
(a) He pretends to have a larger regiment.
(b) He lures them away from their camp.
(c) The regiment is weak.
(d) He has more weapons.

2. The Union prisoners escape but leave their _______ behind.
(a) Fire.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Supplies.
(d) Clothes.

3. Faulkner compares the slaves' migration like racing to:
(a) Home.
(b) The finish line.
(c) The promised land.
(d) The gates of heaven.

4. What is the main reason Granny profits from her meeting with Colonel Dick?
(a) He misheard her story.
(b) He believes she is on his side.
(c) Colonel Dick is loyal to the South.
(d) She is sweet and innocent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which regiment was Sartoris voted out of?

3. Why were the slave woman and her baby left behind?

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

5. Why is the family hiding their silver?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Loosh feel justified in taking the silver?

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

4. Are slaves able to be free in "Retreat"? Is it true freedom?

5. Why isn't Uncle Buck fighting with the army?

6. In "Raid," which is more important to people: freedom or personal sentiment? How and why?

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

8. How easy is it to gauge humor in "Retreat"? Why?

9. Is Ringo more than a slave boy? How is he an equal or still inferior?

10. How does Uncle Buck manage his slaves? Is this unusual?

(see the answer keys)

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