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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. Bayard observes that although the war is tragic, he has never experiences such ______.
(a) Passion.
(b) Joy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Envy.

2. What does Drusilla tell Granny the Union troops are not letting the slaves do?
(a) Cross the river.
(b) Fight with them.
(c) Eat their food.
(d) Return home.

3. Why is Drusilla relieved by the war?
(a) She can make a profit.
(b) She can finally free her slaves.
(c) She always wanted an independent country.
(d) She can live the life she wants.

4. After Granny returns home, where is the silver?
(a) Buried.
(b) With the Union soldiers.
(c) With the slaves.
(d) In the farmhouse.

5. When his father returns home, Bayard observes he has the "smell of ______."
(a) Horses.
(b) Violence.
(c) Union soldiers.
(d) Glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bayard remarks that, between he and Ringo, skin color and smarts didn't count anymore. What does count, in his eyes?

2. Where do Granny and Bayard end up living?

3. Why does Sartoris return home at the beginning of "The Unvanquished"?

4. How does Buck decide which slaves he sets free?

5. Why do the Confederate troops encourage Granny to go back home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is the reader's perception of the war in "Raid" different than in prior chapters?

7. Why does Bayard believe that "we are being set free"?

8. Why has Drusilla become more masculine?

9. How have roles been reversed or changed in "Raid"?

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

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