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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What text is Balis, Inman's neighbor in the hospital, translating into English?
(a) A Greek text.
(b) A French text.
(c) A Spanish text.
(d) A Latin text.

3. What is the name of the spell Inman speaks after the fight he is forced into outside the settlement?
(a) To Catch a Theif.
(b) To Catch an Ilness.
(c) To Destroy Life.
(d) To End a Life.

4. What is the name of the farmer who invites Inman and Veasey to spend the night at his farm after they help him remove a dead bull from the river?
(a) Frank.
(b) Balis.
(c) George.
(d) Junior.

5. Who tells Ada at a Christmas party that she should marry Inman?
(a) Monroe.
(b) Sally.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Teague.

6. Who saves Inman's companion from being shot in a standoff with a drunk?
(a) Inman.
(b) The local sheriff.
(c) The barkeeper.
(d) A prostitute named Tildy.

7. What gun does Inman notice in a settlement where he stops to pick up supplies?
(a) LeMats revolver.
(b) Reminton rifle.
(c) Whitworth .45 rifle.
(d) Colt .45 revolver.

8. Who believes parties are a waste of time and energy?
(a) Laura.
(b) Sally.
(c) Ada.
(d) Ruby.

9. Who attacks Inman as he leaves the area where the settlement was?
(a) Two men and a blacksmith.
(b) Two women and a blacksmith.
(c) Two women and a shopkeeper.
(d) Two men and a prostitute.

10. What is the topic of conversation when Ruby and Ada visit a friend in the chapter Source and Root?
(a) The war and the nobility of the sacrifice the men have made.
(b) The war and the horrible consequences.
(c) The war and the romance surrounding it.
(d) The war and the wounded from their town.

11. What is Ada looking for when she goes searching in the basement?
(a) Signs of rodents.
(b) A rare book her father kept there.
(c) Wine she thinks her father hid there.
(d) Champagne left from a party.

12. Who arrives while Ada and Ruby listen to the prisoner yelling from his second story prison cell?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The Home Guard.
(c) The Federals.
(d) A Confederate military company.

13. What type of saw do Inman and Veasey find?
(a) A crosscut saw.
(b) A lumberman's saw.
(c) A sabertooth saw.
(d) A circular saw.

14. What does Inman steal while at the same time leaving money for its cost?
(a) A new pair of shoes.
(b) A new watch.
(c) A new shirt.
(d) A dinner bag.

15. What book does Inman read while in the hospital?
(a) Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
(b) Travels by William Bartram.
(c) Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(d) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Inman find on a battlefield and hide during his medical ordeal?

2. What does Inman do with the preacher?

3. How does Inman attempt to cross the river?

4. Who is Ruby's father?

5. What is the purpose of the spell Inman speaks?

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