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Cold Mountain
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Cold Mountain
by:
Charles Frazier
Summary
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Summary & Analysis
the shadow of a crow
the ground beneath her hands
the color of despair; verbs, all of them tiring
like any other thing, a gift; ashes of roses
exile and brute wandering
source and root
to live like a gamecock
in place of the truth; the doing of it
freewill savages; bride bed full of blood
a satisfied mind; a vow to bear
naught and grief; black bark in winter
footsteps in the snow; the far side of trouble
spirits of crows, dancing; epilogue. October of 1874
Characters
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Inman
Ada
Ruby
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols
the shadow of a crow
the ground beneath her hands
the color of despair; verbs, all of them tiring
like any other thing, a gift; ashes of roses
exile and brute wandering
source and root
to live like a gamecock
in place of the truth; the doing of it
freewill savages; bride bed full of blood
a satisfied mind; a vow to bear
naught and grief; black bark in winter
footsteps in the snow; the far side of trouble
spirits of crows, dancing; epilogue. October of 1874
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1
of 5
How does Ada feel as she and Ruby walk to town at the opening of this chapter?
Cunning
Gloomy
Joyful
Neutral
2
of 5
What book does Ada buy from the stationers?
Paradise Lost
Bleak House
Adam Bede
Pilgrim’s Progress
3
of 5
How long did it take Claire to return to Monroe to marry him?
19 years
2 years
Eight years
Twenty years
4
of 5
How did Claire die?
Starvation
In childbirth
Measles
Consumption
5
of 5
What does Ada see about to set behind Cold Mountain?
The moon
Venus
Mars
The sun
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