1. Why does Inman walk into town?
(a) To buy supplies
(b) To show the doctors he is ready to return to his unit.
(c) To visit a friend.
(d) To post a letter.

2. What is the purpose of the spell Inman speaks?
(a) To cause an enemy to die in his sleep.
(b) To cause one's enemies to go to Nightland alone, covered in dog excrement, and blue with despair.
(c) To cause an enemy to catch a terrible, disfiguring illness.
(d) To send an enemy to jail for their crimes.

3. 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 believed it was his calling to preach to the mountain people.
(d) Ada's father loved Cold Mountain.

4. Who attacks Inman as he leaves the area where the settlement was?
(a) Two women and a blacksmith.
(b) Two men and a blacksmith.
(c) Two women and a shopkeeper.
(d) Two men and a prostitute.

5. Who does Inman write a letter to at the end of the first chapter?
(a) Inman writes a letter to the girl who sat on his lap four years ago.
(b) Inman writes a letter to his mother.
(c) Inman writes a letter to his brother.
(d) Inman writes a letter to the girl he met the summer he spent in the woods attempting to learn the Cherokee ways.