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| Context | 1 | |
| Plot Overview | 3 | |
| Character List | 7 | |
| Analysis of Major Characters | 11 | |
| Inman | 11 | |
| Ada | 12 | |
| Ruby | 13 | |
| Themes, Motifs & Symbols | 15 | |
| Isolation in the Search for Meaning | 15 | |
| Knowledge and Intuition | 15 | |
| Seasonal Changes and Rotations | 16 | |
| The Past | 17 | |
| The Crow | 17 | |
| Forked Roads and Crossings | 17 | |
| Dark-Haired Women | 17 | |
| Summary & Analysis | 19 | |
| The Shadow of a Crow | 19 | |
| The Ground Beneath Her Hands | 22 | |
| The Color of Despair; Verbs, All of Them Tiring | 24 | |
| Like any Other Thing, a Gift; Ashes of Roses | 27 | |
| Exile and Brute Wandering | 31 | |
| Source and Root | 33 | |
| To Live Like a Gamecock | 36 | |
| In Place of the Truth; the Doing of it | 39 | |
| Freewill Savages; Bride Bed Full of Blood | 42 | |
| A Satisfied Mind; a Vow to Bear | 45 | |
| Naught and Grief; Black Bark in Winter | 47 | |
| Footsteps in the Snow; the Far Side of Trouble | 50 | |
| Spirits of Crows, Dancing; Epilogue. October of 1874 | 53 | |
| Important Quotations Explained | 57 | |
| Key Facts | 63 | |
| Study Questions & Essay Topics | 65 | |
| Review & Resources | 69 | |
| Quiz | 69 | |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 74 |
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