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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Black Bark in Winter".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a neighbor have such a grudge against Stobrod that he often shoots at him when he passes his farm?
(a) Stobrod got him arrested by distilling illegal liquor on his property.
(b) Stobrod burned down his house while helping him burn logs.
(c) Stobrod left him alone, causing him to become trapped under some logs.
(d) Stobrod leaves him alone, causing him to be mauled by a bear.

2. What does Inman take with him when he leaves the hospital at the end of the first chapter?
(a) Inman takes his readied haversack and the manuscript Balis was working on.
(b) Inman takes his readied haversack and a picture he admired that belonged to his now dead neighbor.
(c) Inman takes a book and money he took from his neighbor who has died.
(d) Inman takes nothing but a change of clothes.

3. In the chapter, Naught and Grief, who has joined Stobrod and Pangle?
(a) A young Indian woman.
(b) A young man from Georgia.
(c) A young man from Tennessee.
(d) Pangle's cousin.

4. How many people were originally in the grief stricken mother's family that Inman meets in the chapter, A Vow to Bear?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill does Ada not have that she might need to survive on her own?

2. What does Inman discover as he stops to fill a canteen in the chapter, A Vow to Bear?

3. Who joins Ada and Ruby for supper as they enjoy what will most likely be their final dinner outside that fall?

4. What is the name of the spell Inman speaks after the fight he is forced into outside the settlement?

5. Where does Ruby live while helping Ada at Black Cove?

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