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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 does Silas do when the ghost of the sheriff's sister says that the Morton brothers look cold?
(a) Covers them with jackets.
(b) Covers them with pine branches.
(c) Covers them with straw.
(d) Covers them with blankets.

2. In Chapter 2, how long has it been since someone played the instrument Silas's mother used to play?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 13 years.

3. What type of rifles do the sheriff and deputy have in Chapter 8?
(a) Enfield rifles.
(b) Sharps rifles.
(c) Muzzle-loaded rifles.
(d) Six-shot repeating rifles.

4. In the spring and summer, how long would Pa and SIlas sit on the front porch after supper and talk?
(a) An hour or so.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) About 2 hours.

5. In Chapter 8, how old does Silas realize the Morton brothers are?
(a) 17.
(b) Now yet 18.
(c) Around 19.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the biggest counterfeiting ring in New York?

2. Where does Sheriff Chalfont tell the Morton brothers that he and Deputy Beautyman served together?

3. What was Silas's father's occupation before Silas was struck by lightning?

4. In Chapter 3, about how far is Silas from the open when Enoch starts to leave him?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Silas remember he felt when his father took him hunting in the woods for the first and only time and he passed out?

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