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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Black Bark in Winter".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Ada read to Ruby in the chapter Ashes of Roses?
(a) Homer.
(b) The Odyssy.
(c) The Legend of King Arthur and the Round Table.
(d) The Tale of the Green Knight.

2. What happens to Inman after he drinks some fluid Lila gave him?
(a) He is unable to fight off her attempts at seduction.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He becomes instantly drunk.
(d) He becomes violently ill.

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

4. Who does Inman dream of as he sleeps the night after meeting the Gypsies?
(a) Laura.
(b) Sally.
(c) Ada.
(d) Ruby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ruby do with the trapped animal from the cornfield?

3. What does the leader of these men order be done with Stobrod and Pangle after they get the answers they needed?

4. Why does a preacher believe Inman means to kill him?

5. While cooking corn mash, Inman smells what downstream?

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