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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. Who does the farmer sell Inman and Veasey to for $5 a head?
(a) The local law.
(b) The Confederate Army.
(c) The Home Guard.
(d) The Federals.

2. What does Inman do to help Laura?
(a) Inman takes Laura to a settlement where she might find her husband.
(b) Inman returns her to her home, safe and sound.
(c) Inman seduces Laura and agrees to marry her.
(d) Inman save Laura from a group of Federals who want to steal her only means of survival.

3. Why does Veasey hit his companion over the head in the chapter Exile and Brute Wandering?
(a) Because he attempted to rob a shop keeper.
(b) Because he refused to pay a prostitute for her services.
(c) Because he attempted to steal Inman's haversack.
(d) Because he attempted to molest a woman on the street.

4. Who joins Ada and Ruby for supper as they enjoy what will most likely be their final dinner outside that fall?
(a) Veasey.
(b) Stobrod.
(c) Brice.
(d) Inman.

5. What does Veasey believe they should do with the saw?
(a) Use it to murder a prostitute who crossed them.
(b) Give it to a farmer in need.
(c) Sell it for money.
(d) Trade it for food.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do Ruby and Ada spend the night as they set out to find Stobrod and Pangle?

4. Who was Monroe's favorite poet?

5. What does this person who joins Inman in the chapter, Exile and Brute Wandering, tell Inman about what happened to him after their last meeting?

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