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

2. Why were the slave woman and her baby left behind?

3. What do Ringo and Bayard steal after being ambushed?

4. How long do Ringo and Bayard wait on the road?

5. How does Colonel Dick compensate Granny?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After the Union soldiers leave her house, what is Granny most concerned with?

3. Does Bayard glorify his father? How and why does he regard him the way he does?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why has Drusilla become more masculine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through Bayard's childhood perspective, Faulkner's humor, and Bayard's adult perspective, warfare is represented in several different lights: from glorified to demonized and violent to psychological. Discuss how Faulkner interprets warfare in "The Unvanquished", focusing on the various approaches he takes.

Essay Topic 2

Colonel Sartoris is the epitome of traditional mid-nineteenth century South in certain aspects. Discuss how and what Sartoris portrays about this time and the significance of his actions in the larger context of the time and other characters.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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