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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a preacher believe Inman means to kill him?

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

3. What did Ada later learn happened to this young man who spent time alone with her during her final party in Charleston?

4. How is Teague dressed?

5. Why does Ada find herself sitting in Inman's lap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Ada read to Ruby? Which character reminds Ruby of her father?

2. Why do three men attack Inman outside a settlement where he stops to get supplies?

3. What does Inman do with a saw he and Veasey find?

4. Who does Ada think of as she watches the piano moved out of the house?

5. Who helps Ada after the death of her father?

6. Who joins Inman on his journey in the chapter, Exile and Brute Wandering?

7. Who comes to the scene Ada and Ruby are watching?

8. What scene do Ada and Ruby stumble on on their way back to Black Cove?

9. What happens when Inman attempts to cross a river using the canoe of a young Indian woman?

10. Why did Inman decide he would like to meet Ada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Home Guard. What is the purpose of the Home Guard? Is Inman afraid of the Home Guard? Should Inman be afraid of the Home Guard? Why does Junior sell Inman to the Home Guard? What has Inman done to attract the attention of the Home Guard? What did Veasey do to deserve to be arrested by the Home Guard? Did the Home Guard have the right to shot their prisoners, including Veasey? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Ada? Where has Ada come from? What kind of education does Ada have? Why? Is Ada's education typical of women who live in Cold Mountain? Why does Ada live in Cold Mountain? Why does Ada refuse to leave Cold Mountain when her father dies? How does Ada care for herself? Why does Ada not know how to cook?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss morality. Why does Inman leave the military hospital without permission? Is this against the law? How does this reflect Inman's belief in the war? Should a soldier be forced to fight a war he does not believe in? Why or why not? Should Inman be forced to go back to the war? Should Inman be killed for deserting? Why or why not?

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