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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Silas's mother's brother die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Accident with a horse.
(d) Drowned.

2. What was the name of the biggest counterfeiting ring in New York?
(a) Orange Street Gang.
(b) Five Joaquins Gang.
(c) Soap Gang.
(d) Sturdivant Gang.

3. How many volumes are in the series of books Silas loves called A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. In Chapter 8, what time do the deputy and sheriff plan to approach the cave pretending to be the Morton brothers?
(a) Near nightfall.
(b) At dusk.
(c) Near dawn.
(d) When it is dark.

5. In Chapter 5, about how far above the creek is the uppermost indent in the the rock face rather like a ladder rung?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 18 feet.
(c) 24 feet.
(d) 22 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of moon does Silas see in Chapter 4?

2. Where was Mac Boat from?

3. How long have Silas and the marshal been traveling in the woods when they come upon the ravine?

4. Where does Silas's father have a darkroom?

5. What is the name of the ghost from the sheriff's office?

(see the answer key)

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