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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a neighbor have such a grudge against Stobrod that he often shoots at him when he passes his farm?
(a) Stobrod leaves him alone, causing him to be mauled by a bear.
(b) Stobrod left him alone, causing him to become trapped under some logs.
(c) Stobrod got him arrested by distilling illegal liquor on his property.
(d) Stobrod burned down his house while helping him burn logs.

2. What confession does the person Inman meets at Deep River make?
(a) That she has run away from her husband with all the family money.
(b) That she has killed her husband.
(c) That he has stolen food from a nearby store.
(d) That he has impregnanted a woman not his fiancee.

3. What animal does Stobrod claim is Ruby's true father?
(a) A horse.
(b) A lion.
(c) A bear.
(d) A heron.

4. Which of Teague's men argues that they need to bring in a living prisoner?
(a) Byron.
(b) Birch.
(c) Thewes.
(d) Ayron.

5. What type of saw do Inman and Veasey find?
(a) A lumberman's saw.
(b) A circular saw.
(c) A crosscut saw.
(d) A sabertooth saw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blind man answer when Inman asks if he would like to be able to see for ten minutes?

2. What text is Balis, Inman's neighbor in the hospital, translating into English?

3. Who does Inman dream of as he sleeps the night after meeting the Gypsies?

4. Who cuts the face of Inman's companion for haggling too much over price?

5. Why does Inman walk into town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Inman find on the battlefield that he kept hidden throughout his medical ordeal?

2. What does Junior do when he finds Inman in his wife's arms?

3. What does Ada find in the basement? What does Ruby insist they do with it?

4. Why have Ada and her father moved to Black Cove?

5. What is the main topic of conversation when Ada and Ruby visit Monroe's friend, Mrs. McKennet?

6. Who attempts to seduce Inman by putting some sort of drug in his drink?

7. Why do three men attack Inman outside a settlement where he stops to get supplies?

8. What happens when Inman attempts to cross a river using the canoe of a young Indian woman?

9. What story does Ada read to Ruby? Which character reminds Ruby of her father?

10. Why is Inman in a military hospital?

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