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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Granny's disturbing dream at the beginning of "Retreat"?

2. What does Drusilla tell Granny the Union troops are not letting the slaves do?

3. The Union prisoners escape but leave their _______ behind.

4. Why is the family hiding their silver?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the Sartoris family burying their silver?

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

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

5. How is Sartoris a victim to both sides of the war?

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

7. Why has Drusilla become more masculine?

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

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

10. Why is the Sartoris family fleeing their town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through "The Unvanquished," readers experiences unlikely empathetic actions on behalf of some and a severe lack in others. Colonel Dick is generous to Granny, while the slaves abandon their families to get to the river. Discuss Faulkner's exploration of empathy in "The Unvanquished" and how this impacts the portrait of humanity.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the big picture Faulkner is portraying through "The Unvanquished." Is he depicting the shortsighted picture or the long-term view of the war? What about the Civil War does Faulkner want to portray?

Essay Topic 3

Drusilla, after losing her husband and fiancé to the war, begins to show her true nature: without the traditional constraints of Southern society, she is masculine and adventurous. Drusilla portrays progressiveness, while Aunt Louisa portrays stringent Southern tradition. Discuss how Faulkner addresses humanity and the shift in the post-Civil War South through his use of his female characters.

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