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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. Why is Philadelphy sobbing when Loosh and Granny confront each other?

2. What is Drusilla meant to represent?

3. While working, Bayard pretends to be who?

4. What is Drusilla very accomplished in?

5. Why is Drusilla relieved by the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How easy is it to gauge humor in "Retreat"? Why?

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

3. How does "Raid" paint women?

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

5. Why is the Sartoris family fleeing their town?

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

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

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

9. What are the fleeing slaves representing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from our protagonists, Faulkner utilizes several secondary characters. These characters represent alternate avenues to issues (Aunt Louisa to femininity, and Uncle Buck to slavery). Discuss the use of secondary characters in "The Unvanquished": what are they meant to represent? How do they round out the narrative? How do they aid to Faulkner's larger message with the book?

Essay Topic 2

Race is a significant and theme of "The Unvanquished": slaves are not all treated equally by characters and each character has a different agenda. Discuss the nature of race in the book and how the various dimensions are developed and the role they play.

Essay Topic 3

Loyalty becomes a dilemma in "The Unvanquished": Colonel Dick helps Confederates and slaves betray their masters. Discuss the nature of loyalty portrayed in "The Unvanquished": what is Faulkner's portrait of its nature?

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