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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 book does Inman read while in the hospital?

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

3. What caused Ruby to spend the night in the woods when she is only four?

4. Who comes to Black Cove as Ada and Ruby ready the winter garden?

5. Where does a young man take Ada during this party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ada decide to sell her piano?

2. What surprises Ada about the circumstances of her conception and birth?

3. When Inman stops to make corn mush, what does he smell that leads him further down the river?

4. What does Inman leave money for even as he steals it?

5. Who does Inman dream about after seeing a dark-haired girl riding a horse?

6. What is Ada's father doing when he dies?

7. What happened to Ruby when she was only four?

8. Who is Odell and what story does he tell Inman?

9. What does Ruby instruct Ada to create?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Stobrod? How is Stobrod related to Ruby? Why does Ruby show hostility toward Stobrod? Does Stobrod deserve this hostility? Why or why not? How does Stobrod change from before he goes to war to when he returns? Does Ruby trust this change? Why or why not? What does Ada think of Stobrod's character? Does Ada like him? Does Ada's reaction affect Ruby in any way? How?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss slavery. What is slavery? Was the Civil War about slavery? In what way? How is slavery represented in this novel? What do the main characters think of slavery? Did any of them own slaves? How did slavery affect their lives? How did the war affect their lives? How do the two things compare as far as their impact on the characters?

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