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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Source and Root".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did a man see a black woman placed in a cage and left for the buzzards to torment?
(a) Georgia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Virginia.

2. Where did Inman meet Ada for the first time?
(a) At a friend's house.
(b) At the local store.
(c) At the local school.
(d) At church.

3. Who is the woman named Laura that Inman meets in the chapter, Life Any Other Thing, a Gift?
(a) Laura is the war widow Inman meets beside Deep River.
(b) Laura is the woman the preacher has gotten pregnant and wants to kill to hide his indiscretion.
(c) Laura is the wife of a farmer Inman helps by cutting up a bull that has died in the river by his farm.
(d) Laura is the sister of a Home Guardsmen who ambushes Inman at Deep River.

4. What does the blind man answer when Inman asks if he would like to be able to see for ten minutes?
(a) Yes, especially if he could see a beautiful woman during that time.
(b) Yes, but for much longer than ten minutes.
(c) No, because it would only leave him angry and bitter.
(d) No, because he does not want to see a country that could turn on its brothers.

5. What does Ada find in the basement of her house?
(a) A stack of rare books.
(b) A case of champagne.
(c) A one-hundred pound bag of coffee.
(d) A nest of rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Veasey hit his companion over the head in the chapter Exile and Brute Wandering?

2. What confession does the person Inman meets at Deep River make?

3. Who is Claire Duchutes?

4. What is the topic of conversation when Ruby and Ada visit a friend in the chapter Source and Root?

5. What is Ruby attempting to teach Ada while living at Black Cove?

(see the answer key)

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