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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 isn't Uncle Buck fighting in the army?

2. While discussing Sartoris, Uncle Buck shouts loud ______.

3. Where does Loosh sneak off to in the middle of the night?

4. Why do many slaves begin betraying their masters?

5. As the Union soldiers leave Sartoris' burning house, how does Granny respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Drusilla become more masculine?

2. Why is Granny particularly paranoid about the chest of silver in "Retreat"?

3. How has Bayard matured since "Ambuscade"? What is the cause of this?

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

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

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

7. What are the fleeing slaves representing?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Matriarchs and patriarchs in "The Unvanquished" are the clearest embodiments of the themes of the book. Discuss the role that the matriarchs and patriarchs play in the narrative, message, and themes.

Essay Topic 3

Post-war Jefferson, Mississippi is not much less tumulus than during the war. As the North is reforming the people's ways of life, characters like John Sartoris become more extreme in maintaining their way of life. Discuss the extremis move back to tradition in "The Unvanquished": what are characters' motives? What is Faulkner portraying about the nature of the post-war south?

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