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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Color of Despair".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ada decide not to return to Charleston after her father's death?
(a) Ada does not like her relatives in Charleston.
(b) Ada has bad memories of her childhood in Charleston.
(c) Ada feels she has nothing to go back to.
(d) Ada feels Cold Mountain is the only place where she belongs.

3. Who is Swimmer and why does Inman think about him after reading the news?
(a) Swimmer is a Cherokee friend of Inman's whom he is afraid might be fighting the Federals.
(b) Swimmer is a childhood enemy who is fighting the Federals in Tennessee.
(c) Swimmer is a childhood enemy who has married Inman's girl.
(d) Swimmer is a childhood friend whom Inman believes is with the Home Guard.

4. Which general does Inman claim he prefers?
(a) Grant.
(b) Longstreet.
(c) Lee.
(d) Davis.

5. Why did Ada and her father move to Cold Mountain?
(a) Ada's mother had tuberculosis.
(b) Ada's father had tuberculosis.
(c) Ada's grandfather had tuberculosis.
(d) Ada had tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blind man answer when Inman asks if he would like to be able to see for ten minutes?

2. What does Inman take with him when he leaves the hospital at the end of the first chapter?

3. Where does Inman dream of living one day?

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

5. Why did Ada's father choose Cold Mountain over a spa or other appropriate situation?

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