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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Life Any Other Thing, a Gift".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ada decide not to return to Charleston after her father's death?
(a) Ada feels she has nothing to go back to.
(b) Ada has bad memories of her childhood in Charleston.
(c) Ada does not like her relatives in Charleston.
(d) Ada feels Cold Mountain is the only place where she belongs.

3. What vision does Ada see when Esco encourages her to look backwards down a well in a mirror?
(a) A figure running in an open meadow.
(b) A figure running toward a river.
(c) A figure walking in snow.
(d) A figure walking in a corridor of trees.

4. What does Ruby suggest Ada sell to generate some money to help them survive the winter?
(a) Either the hog or the horse.
(b) Either the house or a few acres of land.
(c) Either the coffee or the tabacco crop.
(d) Either the piano or the cabriolet.

5. What does Inman do to help Laura?
(a) Inman seduces Laura and agrees to marry her.
(b) Inman takes Laura to a settlement where she might find her husband.
(c) Inman save Laura from a group of Federals who want to steal her only means of survival.
(d) Inman returns her to her home, safe and sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Inman slowly crosses the river?

2. Who does Inman write a letter to at the end of the first chapter?

3. What does Ada decide to sell in order to generate some money to help them through winter?

4. Who introduced Inman to Ada?

5. What item did Inman find on a battlefield and hide during his medical ordeal?

(see the answer key)

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