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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gun does Inman's companion carry?

2. What object does Ruby instruct Ada to create in the chapter, In Place of the Truth?

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

4. What contest do Ada and Ruby have one night in the chapter, In Place of the Truth?

5. What does Ruby suggest Ada sell to generate some money to help them survive the winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What group of people stop at Black Cove on their way to Camden, South Carolina?

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

3. What is Ada's father doing when he dies?

4. What does Ruby believe is a waste of time?

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

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

7. Who does Ada think of as she watches the piano moved out of the house?

8. Who comes to the scene Ada and Ruby are watching?

9. Who is Odell and what story does he tell Inman?

10. What does Ruby instruct Ada to create?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Ada's relationship with her father like? How is it different from Ruby's relationship with her own father? How is it similar? Did Ada's relationship with her father affect her personality? If so, how? Was Ada's relationship with her father harmful? In what way? How could Ada's life have been different if her father had been different?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Home Guard. What is the purpose of the Home Guard? Is Inman afraid of the Home Guard? Should Inman be afraid of the Home Guard? Why does Junior sell Inman to the Home Guard? What has Inman done to attract the attention of the Home Guard? What did Veasey do to deserve to be arrested by the Home Guard? Did the Home Guard have the right to shot their prisoners, including Veasey? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Stobrod? How is Stobrod related to Ruby? Why does Ruby show hostility toward Stobrod? Does Stobrod deserve this hostility? Why or why not? How does Stobrod change from before he goes to war to when he returns? Does Ruby trust this change? Why or why not? What does Ada think of Stobrod's character? Does Ada like him? Does Ada's reaction affect Ruby in any way? How?

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