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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does a young man take Ada during this party?
(a) To the barn to see a new horse.
(b) To an abandoned cabin.
(c) In a boat on the river.
(d) On a stroll in the woods.

2. Why does Inman become upset about Ada's reaction to his story?
(a) Ada belittles Inman for believing in the story.
(b) Ada laughs at the story.
(c) Ada calls the story folkloric.
(d) Ada says the story is false.

3. Where was Stobrod the last time Ruby heard of him?
(a) In prison.
(b) In the hospital in Charleston.
(c) In the Home Guard roaming Cold Mountain.
(d) In the army at Sharpsburg.

4. What does Ada decide to sell in order to generate some money to help them through winter?
(a) The piano.
(b) The horse and some coffee.
(c) The cabriolet and the hog.
(d) A few acres of land and the tabacco crop.

5. What does Inman steal while at the same time leaving money for its cost?
(a) A new pair of shoes.
(b) A dinner bag.
(c) A new shirt.
(d) A new watch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Ada and her father move to Cold Mountain?

3. What kind of food does Inman find in the chapter Exile and Brute Wandering?

4. What story does Ada recall Inman telling her?

5. Why does Veasey hit his companion over the head in the chapter Exile and Brute Wandering?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Inman find on the battlefield that he kept hidden throughout his medical ordeal?

2. What surprises Ada about the circumstances of her conception and birth?

3. On her last night in Charleston, Ada went out on the lake with what person? What do they discuss?

4. Inman comes across a preacher in the middle of the night. What does Inman stop the preacher from doing?

5. What group of people stop at Black Cove on their way to Camden, South Carolina?

6. Why is Inman in a military hospital?

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

8. What does Junior do when he finds Inman in his wife's arms?

9. What does Inman leave money for even as he steals it?

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

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