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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 travel of findings Grumby and Ab is ______.

2. Sartoris is running against Benbow to become _______.

3. What is special about the paper Ringo acquires for Granny?

4. Why are the Burdens in Jefferson?

5. Where does the stranger shoot Buck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Bayard kill Ab?

2. Are Drusilla and Sartoris' efforts admirable? Why or why not?

3. Why isn't Ab Snopes enlisted in the army?

4. After the war, is there peace in the south?

5. Has the war changed Sartoris? How?

6. Is Aunt Louisa's confrontation of Drusilla's masculinity humorous banter? Why or why not?

7. What is the purpose of the rainy weather in "Vendee"?

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

9. What does Bayard mean when he says that the men of Jefferson are enemies to the women?

10. Why does Bayard place Grumby on Granny's grave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty becomes a dilemma in "The Unvanquished": Colonel Dick helps Confederates and slaves betray their masters. Discuss the nature of loyalty portrayed in "The Unvanquished": what is Faulkner's portrait of its nature?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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