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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Enoch's Farmer's beard?
(a) White.
(b) Salt and pepper.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

2. How many men come with a business proposal for Martin Bird in the middle of the night in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 4, what is Silas doing when Mittenwool catches up with him after the scene in the bog?
(a) Starting a fire.
(b) Rubbing down Pony.
(c) Collecting wood.
(d) Making a bed.

4. In Chapter 2, when Pony leads Silas into the woods, how long has it been since Martin went that way with Rufus, Seb and Eben?
(a) 14 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

5. What is the name of the town where Silas and his father live?
(a) Adelphi.
(b) Castalia.
(c) Donnelsville.
(d) Boneville.

6. In Chapter 4, what food does Silas bring back after collecting firewood?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Pine nuts.
(c) Prickly pear.
(d) Morels.

7. What color horse does Martin ride away on when he leaves with Rufe Jones and his companions?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) White.
(c) Paint.
(d) Black.

8. After Marshal Farmer decides to allow Silas to come with him in Chapter 3, how long does it take them to pick up the trail of the men they are pursuing?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Most of the morning.
(c) Until early afternoon.
(d) Noon.

9. What does Mittenwool wear?
(a) Cream shirt and brown trousers.
(b) Blue shirt and brown trousers.
(c) Blue shirt and navy trousers.
(d) White shirt and black trousers.

10. In Chapter 2, when Silas meets Enoch Farmer, about how far away is Enoch's camp?
(a) 100 yards.
(b) 200 yards.
(c) 300 yards.
(d) 250 yards.

11. Where does Silas's father have a darkroom?
(a) Shed.
(b) Attic.
(c) Cellar.
(d) Barn.

12. 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?
(a) Apple.
(b) Grass.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Hay.

13. What was Silas's father's occupation before Silas was struck by lightning?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Bootmaker.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Bookkeeper.

14. What plants cover the ridge that Silas and Mittenwool travel through in Chapter 2?
(a) Panicgrass and cordgrass.
(b) Buffalo grass and poison buttonbush.
(c) Senna and Jerusalem artichoke.
(d) Bluestem and Indian grass.

15. In Chapter 2, how long does Silas remember that his father said people had been hunting in the woods?
(a) Since the dawn of time.
(b) Thousands of years.
(c) Forever.
(d) Hundreds of thousands of years.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who was Telemachus' father?

3. What is the most time Silas has been without Mittenwool in the past as he remembers their companionship in Chapter 2?

4. When was Silas stuck by lightning?

5. What was the name of the woman who ran the school Silas attended for a short time?

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