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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what time do the deputy and sheriff plan to approach the cave pretending to be the Morton brothers?
(a) Near dawn.
(b) At dusk.
(c) When it is dark.
(d) Near nightfall.

2. What food do the Morton brothers complain about having to eat all the time in Chapter 8?
(a) Hardtack.
(b) Berries.
(c) Jerky.
(d) Apples.

3. How far of a ride is it to Rosasharon in Chapter 5?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) 1 1/2 hours.

4. Who stampedes Pony as Ollerenshaw tells Rufe to shoot at the lawmen?
(a) Marshal Farmer.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Mittenwool.
(d) Silas.

5. How far do Silas and Mittenwool walk after the ghost of the sheriff's sister jumps off Pony and runs down the creek?
(a) Not quite 1/3 of a mile.
(b) 250 feet.
(c) 500 feet.
(d) About 1/4 mile.

6. Who hits Rufe Jones on the head when he is being trampled by Pony?
(a) Sheriff Chalfont.
(b) Martin.
(c) Silas.
(d) Deputy Beautyman.

7. In Chapter 8, how much does Silas remember his father earns for a boot?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) $1.
(d) $1.25.

8. In Chapter 7 at the bottom of the falls, how many horses do Silas, the sheriff and the deputy find?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

9. In Chapter 6, how many men does Mittenwool say are in the cave?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

10. Where did Silas's mother's family find a trove of forgotten manuscripts when they spent the summer in England?
(a) Herefordshire.
(b) Chelmsford.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Wolverhampton.

11. When Silas passes the decoys and then the first bend of the creek, about how far ahead are the two lawmen?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) Around 50 feet.
(d) About 100 feet.

12. In Chapter 8, how long does it take the sheriff to hunt and kill rabbits?
(a) About an hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

13. In Chapter 8, to what does Silas tie Pony when Mittenwool says they need to leave him behind as they creep toward the cave?
(a) Large rock.
(b) Tree stump.
(c) Tree.
(d) Old log.

14. In Chapter 5, about how far above the creek is the uppermost indent in the the rock face rather like a ladder rung?
(a) 18 feet.
(b) 20 feet.
(c) 24 feet.
(d) 22 feet.

15. How many days have Silas and the marshal been traveling together in the woods at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Silas's mother?

2. What is the name of the blue-fingered man?

3. What does Silas do when the ghost of the sheriff's sister says that the Morton brothers look cold?

4. In Chapter 5, what time do Silas and Marshal Farmer make camp?

5. Where does Silas bite Rufe Jones when Rufe jumps on him?

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