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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. "Retreat" begins ______ after the conclusion of "Ambuscade."
(a) Six months.
(b) A week.
(c) One year.
(d) Two days.

2. How does Granny gain Colonel Dick's sympathy?
(a) She tells him a story about the abusive Confederates.
(b) She tells a story of her starving grandchildren.
(c) She pretends to be injured.
(d) She tells him the story of her mules being stolen.

3. Why can't Sartoris stay with his mother-in-law?
(a) He can't stand her.
(b) The Yankees are looking for him.
(c) There is a new battle.
(d) She doesn't have food to feed them all.

4. Why does Sartoris see himself as a victim to the Union?
(a) They took his silver.
(b) They are winning the war.
(c) He can't protect his family.
(d) They bribe him to join them.

5. Why is Granny unable to pull herself out of the river?
(a) She's weak
(b) She's lazy.
(c) She's going down stream.
(d) She's fainted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sartoris able to take the Union regiment prisoner so easily?

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

3. How did Bayard's mother die?

4. While playing Civil War, who does Ringo want to play?

5. Bayard observes that although the war is tragic, he has never experiences such ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Sartoris family burying their silver?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How empathetic is the Union army in "Raid"?

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

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

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