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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Source and Root".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do Ada and Ruby go to visit while in town in the chapter, Source and Root?
(a) Teague, the leader of the Home Guard.
(b) Sally, a friend of Inman's.
(c) Stobrod Trewes, Ruby's father.
(d) Mrs. McKennet, a friend of Monroe's.

3. What did Ada later learn happened to this young man who spent time alone with her during her final party in Charleston?
(a) That he was killed at Gettysburg.
(b) That he married another young woman.
(c) That he became a politician.
(d) That he became a preacher.

4. What does Ruby talk extensively about as she and Ada walk into town in the chapter, Source and Root?
(a) Birds.
(b) Cows.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Farming.

5. Who tells Ada at a Christmas party that she should marry Inman?
(a) Teague.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Sally.
(d) Monroe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blind man answer when Inman asks if he would like to be able to see for ten minutes?

2. Who invites Inman to join their camp?

3. What does Inman do with the preacher?

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

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

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