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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 one-hundred pound bag of coffee.
(b) A case of champagne.
(c) A nest of rats.
(d) A stack of rare books.

2. What kind of food does Inman find in the chapter Exile and Brute Wandering?
(a) Fresh deer meat.
(b) A fresh vegetable garden.
(c) Honey and catfish.
(d) Cheese and chicken.

3. What does Veasey believe they should do with the saw?
(a) Give it to a farmer in need.
(b) Trade it for food.
(c) Sell it for money.
(d) Use it to murder a prostitute who crossed them.

4. What skill does Ada not have that she might need to survive on her own?
(a) Ada cannot milk a cow.
(b) Ada cannot grow vegetables.
(c) Ada cannot sew.
(d) Ada cannot cook.

5. Why did Monroe not marry Ada's mother when they were both younger?
(a) Her father would not allow the marriage to take place.
(b) He did not meet her till they were older.
(c) He caught her kissing another man.
(d) She was already married to someone else.

6. 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.

7. From whom is the letter Ruby brings Ada in the chapter, In Place of the Truth?
(a) A solicitor.
(b) Thewes.
(c) Inman.
(d) Her cousin.

8. Where does a young man take Ada during this party?
(a) To the barn to see a new horse.
(b) In a boat on the river.
(c) To an abandoned cabin.
(d) On a stroll in the woods.

9. Who is Ruby's father?
(a) Stobrod Thewes.
(b) Inman's cousin.
(c) Teague.
(d) Monroe.

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

11. Who does Inman meet who is in search of a slave he fell in love with on his father's prosperous farm?
(a) Teague.
(b) Veasey.
(c) Sally.
(d) Odell.

12. Where does Inman wake in the opening scene of The Shadow of a Crow?
(a) A military camp.
(b) A military hospital.
(c) A cabin in the woods.
(d) A farm near Cold Mountain.

13. What does this person who joins Inman in the chapter, Exile and Brute Wandering, tell Inman about what happened to him after their last meeting?
(a) That he was fighting the Federals but decided to return home.
(b) That the townspeople beat him and cut his hair.
(c) That he was robbed of all his possessions and decided to move on.
(d) That he was forced out of the Home Guard for being too brutal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While cooking corn mash, Inman smells what downstream?

2. Who invites Inman to join their camp?

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

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

5. Which general does Inman claim he prefers?

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