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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. Why has Inman begun to fast as he reaches Cold Mountain?
(a) So he can enjoy a huge feast when he finds Ada.
(b) So he will die quickly if Ada refuses him.
(c) So he can cross the portal at Shining Rock if Ada refuses him.
(d) So he will be skinny and handsome for Ada.

2. 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 Stobrod's clothing.
(c) In the clothes of Ada's father.
(d) In military uniforms.

3. What does Inman dream about in the chapter, A Vow to Bear?
(a) That he has returned to Cold Mountain to find Ada married to another man.
(b) That he has become a bear and is shot and skinned by hunters.
(c) That he returns to Sara and becomes her husband.
(d) That he has been killed in battle.

4. In the chapter, A Satisfied Mind, what does Ruby take into town to trade for beef?
(a) Ralph, the horse.
(b) Waldo, the cow.
(c) Freshly made apple cider.
(d) Coffee.

5. How does Inman attempt to find Ada?
(a) He follows footsteps in the snow.
(b) He follows a map Swimmer gave him.
(c) He follows directions given to him at Black Cove.
(d) He follows blood drops on the vegetation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit while Ada is at Black Cove alone in the chapter, A Satisfied Mind?

2. What does Ruby instruct Ada to do while she is in town trading for beef?

3. Why does Inman's progress begin to slow in the chapter, The Doing of It?

4. What causes Stobrod and his companions to become ill in the chapter Naught and Grief?

5. What causes one of these men to believe Stobrod and Pangle are holy men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who attacks Sara's home while Inman is there?

2. What does Stobrod tell Ruby and Ada to attempt to prove that he has changed?

3. Who tells Ruby and Ada about the shooting of Pangle and Stobrod? How did this witness survive?

4. What does Inman do in exchange for a hot meal from a grief stricken mother?

5. What does Stobrod finally confess he wants from Ruby?

6. Who or what does Ruby catch in her trap in the cornfield?

7. What does Inman learn about his new companion that leads him to a conclusion about his own future?

8. Why are things awkward between Inman and Ada at first? How does this begin to change?

9. Who visits Black Cove while Ruby is in town trading apple cider for beef?

10. What does Inman find when he finally reaches Black Cove?

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