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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Silas tell Enoch that Mittenwool is in Chapter 3?
(a) His father.
(b) A cousin.
(c) An uncle.
(d) A friend from back home.

4. 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?
(a) Terror.
(b) Horror.
(c) Panic.
(d) Apprehension.

5. What does Silas make for breakfast the morning after his father leaves in Chapter 1?
(a) Toast.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Hotcakes.
(d) Eggs and bacon.

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

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

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

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

10. When Silas attended school for a short time, with what did the teacher rap his hand?
(a) Yardstick.
(b) Tree branch.
(c) Belt.
(d) Ruler.

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

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

13. What color are Martin's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

14. How old was Silas when his father took him hunting once?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) About 8.
(d) Not quite 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How much daylight is left when Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2?

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?

5. Near where did Silas take refuge when a lightning storm came up?

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