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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 did Ada and her father move to Cold Mountain?
(a) Ada's mother had tuberculosis.
(b) Ada's father had tuberculosis.
(c) Ada's grandfather had tuberculosis.
(d) Ada had tuberculosis.

2. Where did Inman meet Ada for the first time?
(a) At the local school.
(b) At church.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) At the local store.

3. How does Inman attempt to cross the river?
(a) On a ferry.
(b) On a small raft someone has left abandoned.
(c) In a canoe piloted by the daughter of the ferryman.
(d) In a boat he finds tied to a tree on the shore.

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

5. Who is Swimmer and why does Inman think about him after reading the news?
(a) Swimmer is a childhood enemy who has married Inman's girl.
(b) Swimmer is a childhood friend whom Inman believes is with the Home Guard.
(c) Swimmer is a childhood enemy who is fighting the Federals in Tennessee.
(d) Swimmer is a Cherokee friend of Inman's whom he is afraid might be fighting the Federals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Inman wake in the opening scene of The Shadow of a Crow?

2. Why does Ada decide not to return to Charleston after her father's death?

3. What side of the war does Inman fight on?

4. Where did Inman learn this spell?

5. Which general does Inman claim he prefers?

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