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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. How does Bayard feel about taking orders from this father?

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

3. What does the Sartoris family hide their silver in?

4. What does the Sartoris family use for ink?

5. At the beginning of "Retreat," where is the Sartoris family fleeing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Uncle Buck manage his slaves? Is this unusual?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is the Sartoris family fleeing their town?

10. What are the fleeing slaves representing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The moments of good versus evil are the moments where Bayard's true maturity is forced and shown. The villains play a pivotal role in the progression of the narrative, characters and message. Discuss how the villains are significant and what their impact is on "The Unvanquished."

Essay Topic 2

Stemming from the chaotic nature of the war, the maturing of two of the protagonists (Bayard and Ringo), and the uprooted nature of the Sartoris family, characters are forced to take on others' roles. Discuss how these role reversals take place and how they prove as pivotal to the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Through "The Unvanquished," the reader watches Bayard mature from his idyllic childhood to adulthood. This transition is instigated through both nature and experience. Discuss the affect Bayard's youthful and matured perspectives offer to the book and Faulkner's explanation of the natures of youth and adulthood.

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