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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Life Any Other Thing, a Gift".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a preacher believe Inman means to kill him?
(a) Because the preacher attempted to kill an innocent girl to hide his sins.
(b) Because the preacher attempted to kill Inman.
(c) Becase the preacher threatened to turn Inman in to the Home Guard.
(d) Because the preacher attempted to rob Inman.

2. What confession does the person Inman meets at Deep River make?
(a) That she has killed her husband.
(b) That he has stolen food from a nearby store.
(c) That she has run away from her husband with all the family money.
(d) That he has impregnanted a woman not his fiancee.

3. Where does Inman wake in the opening scene of The Shadow of a Crow?
(a) A cabin in the woods.
(b) A farm near Cold Mountain.
(c) A military camp.
(d) A military hospital.

4. Who introduced Inman to Ada?
(a) Swimmer.
(b) Monroe.
(c) Sally Swanger.
(d) Ruby.

5. What does Ruby suggest Ada sell to generate some money to help them survive the winter?
(a) Either the piano or the cabriolet.
(b) Either the hog or the horse.
(c) Either the coffee or the tabacco crop.
(d) Either the house or a few acres of land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which general does Inman claim he prefers?

3. Where did Inman learn this spell?

4. Who is Swimmer and why does Inman think about him after reading the news?

5. Where did Inman meet Ada for the first time?

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