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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Inman believe the person he sees at Deep River is up to no good?
(a) The person appears nervous and incoherent.
(b) The person blushes when questioned.
(c) There is a person bundled up on the back of his horse.
(d) The person has a weapon.

2. What is Ruby attempting to teach Ada while living at Black Cove?
(a) Druid Spirituality.
(b) How to be in tune with nature.
(c) The beliefs of the Catholic Church.
(d) The teachings of the Koran.

3. What has Ada done on the farm since her father's death?
(a) Ada has done nothing on the farm.
(b) Ada has hired a neighbor to care for the farm.
(c) Ada has taken the farm in hand and is running it efficiently.
(d) Ada has sold the farm with the intention of returning to Charleston.

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

5. Who joins Inman on his journey in the chapter, Exile and Brute Wandering?
(a) The blind man from the military hospital.
(b) The Home Guardsman, Teague.
(c) His childhood friend, Swimmer.
(d) The preacher, Solomon Veasey.

6. What skill does Ada not have that she might need to survive on her own?
(a) Ada cannot grow vegetables.
(b) Ada cannot sew.
(c) Ada cannot cook.
(d) Ada cannot milk a cow.

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

8. Who invites Inman to join their camp?
(a) A group of deserters hiding from the Home Guard.
(b) A Confederate army unit.
(c) A group of gypsies downstream from him.
(d) A group of fugitives fleeing the Federals in Tennessee.

9. Why is a group of people drawn to the street underneath the window of a prisoner?
(a) Because the prisoner is claiming that he was arrested on false charges and the real criminal is one of the policemen.
(b) Because the prisoner is claiming police brutality.
(c) Because the prisoner is explaining how he is a war hero who only came home to see his wife.
(d) Because the prisoner is threatening to commit suicide.

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

11. At whose house did Ada attend her final party in Charleston?
(a) Her grandparent's.
(b) Her cousin's.
(c) Her aunt's.
(d) Her best friend.

12. Who cuts the face of Inman's companion for haggling too much over price?
(a) The barkeeper.
(b) The shopkeeper.
(c) The prostitute named Tildy.
(d) The inn keeper.

13. What is the purpose of the spell Inman speaks?
(a) To cause one's enemies to go to Nightland alone, covered in dog excrement, and blue with despair.
(b) To cause an enemy to catch a terrible, disfiguring illness.
(c) To send an enemy to jail for their crimes.
(d) To cause an enemy to die in his sleep.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruby talk extensively about as she and Ada walk into town in the chapter, Source and Root?

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

3. Where does Ruby live while helping Ada at Black Cove?

4. What does Inman steal while at the same time leaving money for its cost?

5. What does Inman do to help Laura?

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