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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. The last time Drusilla saw the railroad, she says it was ______.

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

3. When the Union ambushes Granny, Ringo and Bayard, Granny fights them off with _______.

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

5. How did Bayard's mother die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why has Drusilla become more masculine?

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

5. Why is the Sartoris family burying their silver?

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

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

8. Why does Loosh feel justified in taking the silver?

9. What are the fleeing slaves representing?

10. How does "Raid" paint women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despite the fact that "The Unvanquished" takes place during wartime, the gravity of death is still felt by the reader. The reader only witness a few instances of death, keeping the reader from becoming desensitized to it and giving each a special significance to the characters and the larger picture of the narrative. Discuss the use of death in "The Unvanquished," the effect it has on the characters and how Faulkner wields these instances.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the big picture Faulkner is portraying through "The Unvanquished." Is he depicting the shortsighted picture or the long-term view of the war? What about the Civil War does Faulkner want to portray?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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