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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. Where does the stranger shoot Buck?

2. In the scheme, Bayard and Granny are responsible for what?

3. Why did the stranger kill the black man for the boys to find?

4. What does the gossip about Drusilla develop to?

5. Why does Bayard set Ab free?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the victors in "Skirmish at Sartoris"?

2. Who is the most effective weapon against the Union army? How so?

3. How do Bayard and Grumby approach killing differently?

4. What was Granny's motive in stealing and selling mules?

5. How does Bayard feel about killing Grumby? Why?

6. Does Bayard feel guilty about Granny's death? Should he?

7. Why does the Union army burn many plantation houses?

8. What is the primary reason Bayard was forced to act as an adult in "Vendee"?

9. Why doesn't Bayard kill Ab?

10. Does John Sartoris want to marry Drusilla? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Sartoris family's adventures are often portrayed in an exaggerated manner, painting aspects of this Civil War story like a tall tale. Discuss Faulkner's tall-tale style in "The Unvanquished." What spin does this place on events? Effect how you see characters? What is his purpose in doing this?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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