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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 is Drusilla's main goal?

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

3. What does Granny offer to Colonel Dick?

4. How many regiments has Colonel Sartoris made?

5. When the Union soldiers arrive at Sartoris' house looking for him, he escapes by pretending to be a deaf _______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Are people's loyalties in "Raid" predictable or unpredictable? How?

7. Why do the Bayard and Ringo keep an eye on Loosh?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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