The Ox-Bow Incident Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Ox-Bow Incident Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What do the rest of the men suggest to Farnley instead?

2. Why is Farnley even more agitated?

3. Who becomes upset?

4. Who is the first man to discuss revenge and action?

5. Who does Gil ask for almost immediately?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the only man in the region who would willingly ride a mule, and why?

2. What do the bulk of the men assembling to ride with Farnley believe?

3. What kind of alcohol does Canby have in his saloon, and what does he serve?

4. Why is Art later surprised that Bartlett managed to succeed in stirring up the men as easily as he did?

5. What does Smith do while they are waiting that backfires on him?

6. Why have Art and Gil been away from Bridger's Wells for so long?

7. What does Davies ask Art to do, and why?

8. What is the one subject that Winder seemed to always get around to harping about, and why?

9. What do Kinkaid and Farnley discover just before roundup?

10. What does Canby do in an effort to support Judge Tyler's attempts to diffuse the lynch mob?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the members of the posse hear coming? How do they respond at first? When they decide to stop the stage to get information, how does the driver respond? What do the driver and guard believe is happening? How do they respond at first? Who suffers for the misconception? What happens? Who manages to make them understand that they are safe to pull over?

Essay Topic 2

What do Gil and Art notice as they first return to Bridger's Wells after a winter of looking after cows? Why does the town appear to be little more than a ghost town? What brought about this change? Why did this change occur? What is employed in its place? Is it as effective?

Essay Topic 3

Who comes to Art with a version of a confession? Why? What is so disturbing to him about the whole incident? How does he arrive at the conclusions that he does? What does he tell Art that he knew well in advance? Why did he not do anything about it? How does Art respond to the entire confession? What does he recommend? What conclusion do Art and Gil both reach? Why is that a paradox?

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