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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 type of saw do Inman and Veasey find?

2. What does the young man who takes Ada away during the party tell her?

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

4. Why does Ada decide not to return to Charleston after her father's death?

5. What woman reminds Inman of Ada?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Balis? What manuscript is he working on?

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

4. Why is Inman in a military hospital?

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

6. What surprises Ada about the circumstances of her conception and birth?

7. What scene do Ada and Ruby stumble on on their way back to Black Cove?

8. What does Ruby instruct Ada to create?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Death is a theme of the novel. Why is death a theme of the novel? Why is Monroe obsessed with death? Is Monroe obsessed with his own death, or the death's of other people? How did the death of Monroe's wife affect his feelings about death? Is Inman obsessed with death? Why is Inman convinced every day will be his last?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss morality. Why does Inman leave the military hospital without permission? Is this against the law? How does this reflect Inman's belief in the war? Should a soldier be forced to fight a war he does not believe in? Why or why not? Should Inman be forced to go back to the war? Should Inman be killed for deserting? Why or why not?

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