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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Inman dream of living one day?
(a) In the flatlands he is traveling through.
(b) In a cabin high in the moutains.
(c) In a big city in the East.
(d) At Black Cove with Ada.

2. What contest do Ada and Ruby have one night in the chapter, In Place of the Truth?
(a) A hair braiding competition.
(b) A story writing competition.
(c) A horse riding competition.
(d) A milking competition.

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

4. Who does Inman dream of as he sleeps the night after meeting the Gypsies?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Sally.
(c) Ada.
(d) Laura.

5. What does the young man who takes Ada away during the party tell her?
(a) That he is afraid of being killed in battle.
(b) That he is in love with her.
(c) That he wants to be a preacher one day.
(d) That he wants to be president of the new Confederacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Inman do to the farmer who sold him and Veasey?

2. Where are the guests who visit Black Cove going?

3. What has Ada done on the farm since her father's death?

4. As Inman continues his journey, who does he come across who helps him?

5. Where is Inman's companion planning on going?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Inman attempts to cross a river using the canoe of a young Indian woman?

2. Why is Inman in a military hospital?

3. What story does Ada read to Ruby? Which character reminds Ruby of her father?

4. Who helps Ada after the death of her father?

5. What is the main topic of conversation when Ada and Ruby visit Monroe's friend, Mrs. McKennet?

6. What group of people stop at Black Cove on their way to Camden, South Carolina?

7. What does Ada find in the basement? What does Ruby insist they do with it?

8. Who joins Inman on his journey in the chapter, Exile and Brute Wandering?

9. Who is Balis? What manuscript is he working on?

10. What does Ruby instruct Ada to create?

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