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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 is Teague dressed?

2. What text is Balis, Inman's neighbor in the hospital, translating into English?

3. Who does Inman run into in the middle of the night at Deep River?

4. What does the farmer insist Inman do with his wife after catching them in a lover's embrace?

5. How does Inman attempt to cross the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do three men attack Inman outside a settlement where he stops to get supplies?

2. What is the purpose of the spell, To Destroy Life?

3. What does Inman leave money for even as he steals it?

4. What surprises Ada about the circumstances of her conception and birth?

5. On her last night in Charleston, Ada went out on the lake with what person? What do they discuss?

6. What does Ada find in the basement? What does Ruby insist they do with it?

7. What is Ada's father doing when he dies?

8. What does Ruby instruct Ada to create?

9. What does Inman learn happened to the preacher and his lover?

10. What story does Ada read to Ruby? Which character reminds Ruby of her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Homecoming is a theme of the novel. Why does Inman want to return home? What is he hoping to come home to? How does Inman see the rest of his life playing out? Why does Inman decide to return home early from the war even though he will be considered a deserter? What does Inman's actions say about his emotional health? What do Inman's actions say about his feelings regarding the war?

Essay Topic 2

Death is a theme of the novel. Why is death a theme of the novel? Why is Monroe obsessed with death? Is Monroe obsessed with his own death, or the death's of other people? How did the death of Monroe's wife affect his feelings about death? Is Inman obsessed with death? Why is Inman convinced every day will be his last?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Ruby? What kind of education does Ruby have? Where does Ruby come from? How are Ruby and Ada similar? How are they different? Why does Ruby come to live at Black Cove? What does Ruby want to do there? What does Ruby do there? How does Ruby impact Ada's life? Is this for the better? How?

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