View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Silas's mother die?

2. How many times does Silas remember in Chapter 2 that his pa took him to church?

3. In 1860, when does Silas remember his father said the full moon would occur near perigee?

4. In Chapter 4, what excuse does Silas give for galloping out of the bog?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Enoch feed his horse while SIlas tries to persuade him to allow him to accompany him to find the counterfeiters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Silas during a storm on April 27, 1858?

2. What does Silas see and hear when he and Marshal Farmer enter the bog?

3. What do three men who come in the night in Chapter 1 want with Martin?

4. What does Mittenwool tell Silas about the ghosts in the bog?

5. What experience did SIlas have with going to school?

6. What happened when Martin took a picture of the full moon for the lunar photo contest?

7. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

8. What does Martin tell Silas to do when men with guns come in the night in Chapter 1?

9. What are Silas's thoughts about memory at the beginning of Chapter 3?

10. Who is Enoch Farmer, and what is he doing when Silas meets him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Pony to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

Essay Topic 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next? How does Palacio use cliffhangers in Pony? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Telemachus is a boy in a story who searches for his father. How does the story of Telemachus parallel Silas’s search for his father?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 887 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample