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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Mittenwool finally catches up to Silas in Chapter 3, what is the first thing he tells Silas to do?
(a) Wake Enoch.
(b) Add wood to the fire.
(c) Have something to eat.
(d) Leave Enoch.

3. 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.

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

5. What instrument did Silas's mother play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Harmonica.
(c) Accordian.
(d) Banjo.

6. What did Silas's father try to tell Silas that he saw when they went hunting in the woods for the first and only time?
(a) Old building.
(b) Bear.
(c) Tree stump.
(d) Wolf.

7. Where do Silas and his father live?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Illinois.

8. In Chapter 2 when Silas hears what he thinks are voices, how does Pony move?
(a) Canters.
(b) Gallops.
(c) Lopes.
(d) Trots.

9. 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) 8 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

10. How old is Silas at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

12. In 1860, when does Silas remember his father said the full moon would occur near perigee?
(a) March 7.
(b) March 19.
(c) March 24.
(d) March 30.

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

14. When does Silas remember that a photo for the best lunar picture will be exhibited?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1859.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Silas when he was struck by lightning?

2. What color is Enoch's horse?

3. When Silas wakes after Mittenwool joins him and Enoch, where is Mittenwool?

4. After Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2, around what trees does Silas kick brambles growing there?

5. What color is Enoch's Farmer's beard?

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