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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Footsteps in the Snow".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What story does Ada recall Inman telling her?
(a) The story of his birth and early childhood.
(b) An Indian story about the origins of Cold Mountain.
(c) How Swimmer once taught him a spell called To Cause Grave Illness.
(d) An Indian story about a tribe's inability to enter the hidden room behind Shining Rock.

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

4. How do Ruby and Ada dress as they set out to find and bury the bodies of Stobrod and Pangle?
(a) In party gowns to possibly confuse the killers.
(b) In the clothes of Ada's father.
(c) In Stobrod's clothing.
(d) In military uniforms.

5. What happens as Inman slowly crosses the river?
(a) The raft falls apart.
(b) The ferry sinks.
(c) The boat's owner chases after him.
(d) Someone begins firing at the canoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What income did Ada and her father live on?

2. Why has Inman begun to fast as he reaches Cold Mountain?

3. Where is Inman's companion planning on going?

4. What caused Ruby to spend the night in the woods when she is only four?

5. What do these men want to know about?

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