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

2. What does Inman learn about this new person that leaves him feeling as though solitude might not be the answer?

3. What do Ada and Inman discuss after sharing their feelings for one another?

4. What does Inman find when he eventually reaches Black Cove?

5. Why has Inman begun to fast as he reaches Cold Mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What has caused an illness in Stobrod and his companions?

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

8. Who helps Inman with his injuries?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss slavery. What is slavery? Was the Civil War about slavery? In what way? How is slavery represented in this novel? What do the main characters think of slavery? Did any of them own slaves? How did slavery affect their lives? How did the war affect their lives? How do the two things compare as far as their impact on the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Stobrod? How is Stobrod related to Ruby? Why does Ruby show hostility toward Stobrod? Does Stobrod deserve this hostility? Why or why not? How does Stobrod change from before he goes to war to when he returns? Does Ruby trust this change? Why or why not? What does Ada think of Stobrod's character? Does Ada like him? Does Ada's reaction affect Ruby in any way? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Trail of Tears. What was the Trail of Tears? How does the Trail of Tears compare to the actions of the Home Guard? How did the Trail of Tears affect the Indians? How did it affect Inman and other character's sympathetic to the Indians? Why does the author mention the Trail of Tears repeatedly in this novel?

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