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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Stobrod the last time Ruby heard of him?
(a) In the Home Guard roaming Cold Mountain.
(b) In the hospital in Charleston.
(c) In prison.
(d) In the army at Sharpsburg.

2. Who comes to Black Cove as Ada and Ruby ready the winter garden?
(a) A group of deserters from Fredricksburg.
(b) The Federals.
(c) A group of women and children fleeing the Federals in Tennessee.
(d) The Home Guard.

3. Why does a neighbor have such a grudge against Stobrod that he often shoots at him when he passes his farm?
(a) Stobrod burned down his house while helping him burn logs.
(b) Stobrod leaves him alone, causing him to be mauled by a bear.
(c) Stobrod left him alone, causing him to become trapped under some logs.
(d) Stobrod got him arrested by distilling illegal liquor on his property.

4. What is the purpose of the spell Inman speaks?
(a) To cause an enemy to die in his sleep.
(b) To cause an enemy to catch a terrible, disfiguring illness.
(c) To send an enemy to jail for their crimes.
(d) To cause one's enemies to go to Nightland alone, covered in dog excrement, and blue with despair.

5. Why did Ada and her father move to Cold Mountain?
(a) Ada's grandfather had tuberculosis.
(b) Ada's father had tuberculosis.
(c) Ada had tuberculosis.
(d) Ada's mother had tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vision does Ada see when Esco encourages her to look backwards down a well in a mirror?

2. What does the young man who takes Ada away during the party tell her?

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

4. What does Inman do to help Laura?

5. What does Ruby suggest Ada sell to generate some money to help them survive the winter?

(see the answer key)

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