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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Inman do with the preacher?
(a) Inman knocks him out and runs away while he is unconscious.
(b) Inman turns him over to the local law.
(c) Inman ties him to a tree with a confession written above him.
(d) Inman leaves him alone in the woods, naked and without a weapon.

3. Which general does Inman claim he prefers?
(a) Lee.
(b) Longstreet.
(c) Davis.
(d) Grant.

4. 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.

5. What kind of food does Inman find in the chapter Exile and Brute Wandering?
(a) A fresh vegetable garden.
(b) Fresh deer meat.
(c) Honey and catfish.
(d) Cheese and chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Black Cove as Ada and Ruby ready the winter garden?

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

3. What income did Ada and her father live on?

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

5. What is the topic of conversation when Ruby and Ada visit a friend in the chapter Source and Root?

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