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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Footsteps in the Snow".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does this person who joins Inman in the chapter, Exile and Brute Wandering, tell Inman about what happened to him after their last meeting?
(a) That he was robbed of all his possessions and decided to move on.
(b) That he was forced out of the Home Guard for being too brutal.
(c) That the townspeople beat him and cut his hair.
(d) That he was fighting the Federals but decided to return home.

2. Who does Inman dream of as he sleeps the night after meeting the Gypsies?
(a) Laura.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Sally.
(d) Ada.

3. What noise attracts Inman to Ada and Ruby's camp?
(a) Ada's screams.
(b) Ruby's yelling.
(c) Ruby's riffle.
(d) Ada's shotgun shots.

4. Who comes to visit while Ada is at Black Cove alone in the chapter, A Satisfied Mind?
(a) Henry.
(b) Stobrod.
(c) Brice.
(d) Inman.

5. What map does Inman follow on the next leg of his journey in the chapter, The Doing of It?
(a) A map given to him by the yellow slave.
(b) A map given to him by the Federals.
(c) A map given to him by Veasey.
(d) A map given to him by Lila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Stobrod the last time Ruby heard of him?

2. What is Ruby attempting to teach Ada while living at Black Cove?

3. What does Inman learn about this new person that leaves him feeling as though solitude might not be the answer?

4. Why does a neighbor have such a grudge against Stobrod that he often shoots at him when he passes his farm?

5. Who cuts the face of Inman's companion for haggling too much over price?

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