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

2. How long has Ada lived in Black Cove?
(a) Six months.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Six years.

3. What income did Ada and her father live on?
(a) Investments only.
(b) An inheritance from the family of Ada's mother.
(c) The farm only.
(d) An investment and a small section of the farm.

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

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

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. What vision does Ada see when Esco encourages her to look backwards down a well in a mirror?

4. Who attacks Inman as he leaves the area where the settlement was?

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

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