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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Ashes of Roses".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gun does Inman notice in a settlement where he stops to pick up supplies?
(a) Colt .45 revolver.
(b) LeMats revolver.
(c) Reminton rifle.
(d) Whitworth .45 rifle.

2. Where does Inman dream of living one day?
(a) In a cabin high in the moutains.
(b) In the flatlands he is traveling through.
(c) In a big city in the East.
(d) At Black Cove with Ada.

3. After the death of her father, what does Ada learn about her financial situation?
(a) There is no money left.
(b) Ada has plenty of money to live on.
(c) The farm was left to Ada's cousin, making her dependent on family for income.
(d) Ada should return to Charleston to inherit her money.

4. While cooking corn mash, Inman smells what downstream?
(a) A dead animal.
(b) The approach of diry, smelly men.
(c) That the corn is spoiled.
(d) Real food being cooked.

5. What does Inman do with the preacher?
(a) Inman ties him to a tree with a confession written above him.
(b) Inman turns him over to the local law.
(c) Inman knocks him out and runs away while he is unconscious.
(d) Inman leaves him alone in the woods, naked and without a weapon.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose house did Ada attend her final party in Charleston?

2. What story does Ada read to Ruby in the chapter Ashes of Roses?

3. What caused Ruby to spend the night in the woods when she is only four?

4. What did Ada later learn happened to this young man who spent time alone with her during her final party in Charleston?

5. What guards the farms that Inman passes in the flatlands?

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