1. What has Ada done on the farm since her father's death?
(a) Ada has hired a neighbor to care for the farm.
(b) Ada has done nothing on the farm.
(c) Ada has sold the farm with the intention of returning to Charleston.
(d) Ada has taken the farm in hand and is running it efficiently.

2. Who is the woman named Laura that Inman meets in the chapter, Life Any Other Thing, a Gift?
(a) Laura is the woman the preacher has gotten pregnant and wants to kill to hide his indiscretion.
(b) Laura is the sister of a Home Guardsmen who ambushes Inman at Deep River.
(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 war widow Inman meets beside Deep River.

3. What does the farmer insist Inman do with his wife after catching them in a lover's embrace?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Make love to her.

4. How does Inman attempt to cross the river?
(a) On a ferry.
(b) In a canoe piloted by the daughter of the ferryman.
(c) On a small raft someone has left abandoned.
(d) In a boat he finds tied to a tree on the shore.

5. Why did Ada's father choose Cold Mountain over a spa or other appropriate situation?
(a) Ada's father wanted to be close to the Indians indiginous to the area.
(b) Ada's father felt the weather of Cold Mountain would be better than any other place.
(c) Ada's father loved Cold Mountain.
(d) Ada's father believed it was his calling to preach to the mountain people.