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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. Why does Ruby come to Black Cove?

2. Where did Inman meet Ada for the first time?

3. What does Veasey believe they should do with the saw?

4. What character in the story Ada reads to Ruby does Ruby believe resembles her father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ruby put a trap in the corn field? Why does Ada instruct her to pad the teeth on the trap?

2. Who does Inman dream about after seeing a dark-haired girl riding a horse?

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

4. What does Inman learn happened to the preacher and his lover?

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

6. In what city was Ada raised and educated?

7. Who joins Inman on his journey in the chapter, Exile and Brute Wandering?

8. What is the purpose of the spell, To Destroy Life?

9. On her last night in Charleston, Ada went out on the lake with what person? What do they discuss?

10. To whom does Inman send a letter shortly before leaving the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 Ruby? What kind of education does Ruby have? Where does Ruby come from? How are Ruby and Ada similar? How are they different? Why does Ruby come to live at Black Cove? What does Ruby want to do there? What does Ruby do there? How does Ruby impact Ada's life? Is this for the better? How?

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