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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Life Any Other Thing, a Gift".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What side of the war does Inman fight on?
(a) Neither. Inman is not a soldier.
(b) Confederate.
(c) Both. Inman is a neutral scout.
(d) Union.

2. What does Ruby suggest Ada sell to generate some money to help them survive the winter?
(a) Either the coffee or the tabacco crop.
(b) Either the hog or the horse.
(c) Either the house or a few acres of land.
(d) Either the piano or the cabriolet.

3. Who was Monroe's favorite poet?
(a) Holmes.
(b) Woodsworth.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Palmer.

4. Who introduced Inman to Ada?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Swimmer.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Sally Swanger.

5. What has Ada done on the farm since her father's death?
(a) Ada has sold the farm with the intention of returning to Charleston.
(b) Ada has taken the farm in hand and is running it efficiently.
(c) Ada has done nothing on the farm.
(d) Ada has hired a neighbor to care for the farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the woman named Laura that Inman meets in the chapter, Life Any Other Thing, a Gift?

3. Why does a neighbor have such a grudge against Stobrod that he often shoots at him when he passes his farm?

4. What guards the farms that Inman passes in the flatlands?

5. While cooking corn mash, Inman smells what downstream?

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