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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 does Bayard kill Grumby?
(a) Grumby will never stop stealing.
(b) Grumby tried to shoot him.
(c) Grumby spoke ill of Bayard's mother.
(d) Grumby killed Granny.

2. Ringo believes: "The war ain't over. It just _____ good.
(a) Got.
(b) Ended.
(c) Started.
(d) Paused.

3. Why is Ab the best available man in town?
(a) He was raised right.
(b) He's the youngest.
(c) He has the most money.
(d) All the other men are enlisted.

4. What first begins to concern Bayard about Ab's genuineness?
(a) Granny has less money than Ab says.
(b) Many of Ab's friends are known criminals.
(c) There is something suspicious about the way Ab looks at him.
(d) He sees Ab sneaking off at night.

5. The travel of findings Grumby and Ab is ______.
(a) Easy.
(b) Cold and wet.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Hot and humid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Aunt Louisa feel about Drusilla going to war?

2. What occupies all of Sartoris' time since returning from the war?

3. How does Louisa respond to Drusilla's return home?

4. What does Bayard do with Grumby's body?

5. Why is the stranger willing to give up Grumby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are Drusilla and Sartoris' efforts admirable? Why or why not?

2. How do Bayard and Grumby approach killing differently?

3. Do the old social rules of women and men in the south still apply in "The Unvanquished"? Why or why not?

4. After the war, is there peace in the south?

5. Why doesn't Bayard kill Ab?

6. What is the climax of "The Unvanquished"? Why?

7. What is the primary reason Bayard was forced to act as an adult in "Vendee"?

8. Who is the most effective weapon against the Union army? How so?

9. Why do Bayard and Ringo hold Ab responsible for Granny's death?

10. What is the affect of "Vendee" picking up only days after "Reposte in Tertio"?

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