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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. Who was Monroe's favorite poet?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Woodsworth.
(d) Holmes.

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

3. What does Inman read about in the newspaper while in town?
(a) About the most recent battles in the war.
(b) About the death of a dear friend in the war.
(c) About the attacks by Federals against women and children in Tennessee.
(d) About the Home Guard and the Cherokees fighting the Federals.

4. What gun does Inman notice in a settlement where he stops to pick up supplies?
(a) LeMats revolver.
(b) Whitworth .45 rifle.
(c) Reminton rifle.
(d) Colt .45 revolver.

5. What book does Inman read while in the hospital?
(a) Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(b) Travels by William Bartram.
(c) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
(d) Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Inman walk into town?

4. What happens as Inman slowly crosses the river?

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

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