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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Color of Despair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Ada lived in Black Cove?
(a) Sixty years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six years.
(d) Six weeks.

2. What does Inman take with him when he leaves the hospital at the end of the first chapter?
(a) Inman takes his readied haversack and a picture he admired that belonged to his now dead neighbor.
(b) Inman takes nothing but a change of clothes.
(c) Inman takes his readied haversack and the manuscript Balis was working on.
(d) Inman takes a book and money he took from his neighbor who has died.

3. What book does Inman read while in the hospital?
(a) Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
(b) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
(c) Travels by William Bartram.
(d) Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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

5. What is the name of the spell Inman speaks after the fight he is forced into outside the settlement?
(a) To End a Life.
(b) To Destroy Life.
(c) To Catch an Ilness.
(d) To Catch a Theif.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced Inman to Ada?

2. After the death of her father, what does Ada learn about her financial situation?

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

4. What happens as Inman slowly crosses the river?

5. Who attacks Inman as he leaves the area where the settlement was?

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