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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sara, a woman Inman meets in the chapter, Bride Bed Full of Blood?

2. What does Inman dream about in the chapter, A Vow to Bear?

3. Who do Inman and his riding companion run into as they attempt to navigate the forest after leaving the abandoned village?

4. What happens to the men who steal from Sara's home?

5. Who joins Ada and Ruby for supper as they enjoy what will most likely be their final dinner outside that fall?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who comes across Stobrod and Pangle, asking them questions before lining them up in front of a tree and shooting them?

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

5. What decision does Inman make the following morning about his future?

6. What animal does Inman dream about and later feel responsible for killing?

7. How does Inman end up at the home of a war widow?

8. What do Ada and Ruby find when they come to Stobrod's camp?

9. Who do Ruby, Ada, Stobrod, and Inman run into on their way to Black Cove?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss setting. What is significant about Cold Mountain? Why did the author chose to set his novel in this place? How do the lives of the people indigent to this area affect the plot? There are a lot of Indian legends in this area. How do those legends affect the developing plot? How would the novel be different without these legends?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Ada? Where has Ada come from? What kind of education does Ada have? Why? Is Ada's education typical of women who live in Cold Mountain? Why does Ada live in Cold Mountain? Why does Ada refuse to leave Cold Mountain when her father dies? How does Ada care for herself? Why does Ada not know how to cook?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Greek translation. Why does Inman take this translation after the translator dies? What do these translations mean to Inman? What does Inman plan to do with them after he finds Ada? Does Inman ever get the chance to work on these translations? What is the coverless book Inman carries with him through his travels? Why does Inman read this book? What does this book teach him?

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