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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Inman and his riding companion run into as they attempt to navigate the forest after leaving the abandoned village?
(a) The Federals.
(b) A group of marauders.
(c) The Home Guard.
(d) A Confederate army unit.

2. What does the leader of these men order be done with Stobrod and Pangle after they get the answers they needed?
(a) He orders that they be allowed to go free.
(b) He orders them arrested.
(c) He orders them shot.
(d) He orders them hung.

3. What wish does Inman make when he lies down to sleep in the chapter, A Vow to Bear?
(a) To see Ada before he dies.
(b) For a larger moon.
(c) A quick end to his journey.
(d) To be alive when the sun rises.

4. How do Ruby and Ada dress as they set out to find and bury the bodies of Stobrod and Pangle?
(a) In military uniforms.
(b) In party gowns to possibly confuse the killers.
(c) In Stobrod's clothing.
(d) In the clothes of Ada's father.

5. How does Inman attempt to find Ada?
(a) He follows blood drops on the vegetation.
(b) He follows directions given to him at Black Cove.
(c) He follows a map Swimmer gave him.
(d) He follows footsteps in the snow.

6. Who is Pangle?
(a) A new cow Ruby brings home.
(b) A gentle, child-like man and companion to Stobrod.
(c) Ruby's brother.
(d) Ada's cousin.

7. What do Ada and Inman discuss after sharing their feelings for one another?
(a) The dangers of the war.
(b) Inman's status as a fugitive.
(c) The future, specifically marriage and life at Black Cove.
(d) The death of Monroe.

8. What does Ruby send Ada out to get when Stobrod wakes them with his coughing in the middle of the night?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Wild Turkeys.
(c) Water.
(d) Fresh fruit.

9. What is the first thing Inman does when he finally finds Ada?
(a) Talks.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Eats.

10. Who is Sara, a woman Inman meets in the chapter, Bride Bed Full of Blood?
(a) A war widow.
(b) The defiled companion of a preacher.
(c) An old girlfriend of Veasey's.
(d) A hermit woman.

11. Who comes to visit while Ada is at Black Cove alone in the chapter, A Satisfied Mind?
(a) Brice.
(b) Henry.
(c) Stobrod.
(d) Inman.

12. What does Inman learn about this new person that leaves him feeling as though solitude might not be the answer?
(a) That she is lonesome and he would be too.
(b) That solitude leads to insanity.
(c) That she risks death every time she does anything that could lead to injury.
(d) That solitude is boring.

13. What is taken from Sara's home during the visit by the men who come to Sara's while Inman is still asleep in her bed?
(a) Inman.
(b) All her money and valuable possessions.
(c) Her infant.
(d) Three chickens and the hog.

14. What happens to the mother bear that is attempting to protect her cub from Inman?
(a) She is killed by a passing Indian.
(b) She simply walks away, leaving her cub behind.
(c) She charges him and falls from a cliff.
(d) Inman is forced to kill her.

15. How does this new person help Inman with his journey?
(a) She gives him a ride back to the military hospital.
(b) She treats his wounds and gives him medication.
(c) She feeds him a hearty meal that staves off starvation.
(d) She nurses him through his illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Stobrod and his companions to become ill in the chapter Naught and Grief?

2. What does Inman do to his companion's horse upon meeting up with another group of men?

3. How did this person get his nickname?

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

5. What does Inman read to Ada while she makes dinner after his arrival?

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