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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 Sara ask Inman to share her bed?

2. What decision does Inman make about his outlier status?

3. In the chapter, A Satisfied Mind, what does Ruby take into town to trade for beef?

4. How does this new person help Inman with his journey?

5. What does Inman find when he eventually reaches Black Cove?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Ruby, Ada, Stobrod, and Inman run into on their way to Black Cove?

2. What does Inman find when he finally reaches Black Cove?

3. Who tells Ruby and Ada about the shooting of Pangle and Stobrod? How did this witness survive?

4. What has caused an illness in Stobrod and his companions?

5. What decision does Inman make the following morning about his future?

6. What animal does Inman dream about and later feel responsible for killing?

7. Why are things awkward between Inman and Ada at first? How does this begin to change?

8. Who attacks Sara's home while Inman is there?

9. Who visits Black Cove while Ruby is in town trading apple cider for beef?

10. What does Inman do in exchange for a hot meal from a grief stricken mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Inman? Why is Inman in the hospital? What has Inman done to be there? What war is Inman fighting? What side of the war is Inman fighting for? Why? Does Inman believe in the war? Why or why not? Why did Inman enlist? Why does Inman leave the hospital? Is Inman allowed to leave the hospital? What does Inman hope to find at the end of his travels?

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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