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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color horse does Sheriff Chalfont ride in Chapter 6?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Paint.

2. Where does Eben say the men he calls the Plug Uglies are from?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Boston.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Trenton.

3. Who alerts Silas to the fact that the blue-fingered man is point a gun at the sheriff in Chapter 8?
(a) The deputy.
(b) Mittenwool.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Rufe.

4. In Chapter 4, what excuse does Silas give for galloping out of the bog?
(a) He saw a rattlesnake.
(b) He saw a panther.
(c) He saw a bear.
(d) He saw a coyote.

5. How long do men who come with a business proposal for Martin say they want him to work for them?
(a) 2 months.
(b) A month.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men do Silas, the sheriff, and the deputy see come through the creek at the end of Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 5, about how far above the creek is the uppermost indent in the the rock face rather like a ladder rung?

3. In Chapter 2 when Silas hears what he thinks are voices, how does Pony move?

4. What color is the rock face of the ravine?

5. What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?

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