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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "A Satisfied Mind".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Ruby's rescue?
(a) A hunter.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) Her father.

2. Why did Ada believe she was the product of a marriage of convenience?
(a) Because her parents divorced soon after her birth.
(b) Because her mother told her she was.
(c) Because her father told her she was.
(d) Because her parents were older when they married.

3. Where did a man see a black woman placed in a cage and left for the buzzards to torment?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) South Carolina.

4. What object does Ruby instruct Ada to create in the chapter, In Place of the Truth?
(a) A scarecrow.
(b) A picnic table.
(c) A drawing of a heron.
(d) A bar of soap.

5. What caused Ruby to spend the night in the woods when she is only four?
(a) She is lost in the dark.
(b) She is injured in a rock slide.
(c) She is cornered by a mother bear protecting her cub.
(d) She becomes attached to a blackthorn tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Inman after he drinks some fluid Lila gave him?

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

3. What reason does Stobrod give for wanting to live at Black Cove?

4. Who is Waldo, mentioned in the chapter Ashes of Roses?

5. Why does Veasey hit his companion over the head in the chapter Exile and Brute Wandering?

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