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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 does Ruby find in the trap she set in the cornfield?

2. What does the leader of these men order be done with Stobrod and Pangle after they get the answers they needed?

3. Who do Inman and his riding companion run into as they attempt to navigate the forest after leaving the abandoned village?

4. Who is Pangle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stobrod tell Ruby and Ada to attempt to prove that he has changed?

2. What does Inman learn about his new companion that leads him to a conclusion about his own future?

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

4. Who or what does Ruby catch in her trap in the cornfield?

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

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

7. Who helps Inman with his injuries?

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

9. How does Ada react when she first sees Inman? Does Ada react as Inman imagined she would?

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

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

Discuss the Greek translation. Why does Inman take this translation after the translator dies? What do these translations mean to Inman? What does Inman plan to do with them after he finds Ada? Does Inman ever get the chance to work on these translations? What is the coverless book Inman carries with him through his travels? Why does Inman read this book? What does this book teach him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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