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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 many regiments has Colonel Sartoris made?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. Ringo and Bayard are _____ years old in "Raid."
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Thirteen.

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

4. How did Bayard's mother die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) In the war.
(c) A farming accident.
(d) It's still a mystery.

5. While discussing Sartoris, Uncle Buck shouts loud ______.
(a) Jokes.
(b) Accusations.
(c) Criticisms.
(d) Praises.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Bayard shoots, Ringo screams that who is coming after them?

2. Before bed, with the silver in her room, what does Granny do for the first time ever?

3. At the beginning of "Ambuscade," what map is Bayard drawing?

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

5. What happened at Vicksburg?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the Sartoris family fleeing their town?

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

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

5. What are the fleeing slaves representing?

6. Are people's loyalties in "Raid" predictable or unpredictable? How?

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

8. Why has Drusilla become more masculine?

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

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

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