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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does the marshal want Silas to tell Sheriff Burns to bring in Chapter 6?
(a) A dozen.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) Half a dozen.

2. What does Martin throw at Ollerenshaw as Ollerenshaw tries to shoot Martin?
(a) Rock.
(b) Stick.
(c) Barrel.
(d) Trunk.

3. In Chapter 5, how far across is the narrowest point of the ravine?
(a) About 6 feet.
(b) About 7 feet.
(c) About 5 feet.
(d) About 4 feet.

4. What are the lawmen going to be carrying over their shoulders when they approach the cave in Chapter 8?
(a) Deer.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Coons.
(d) Squirrels.

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

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

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

8. What does Silas pick in Chapter 5, that the marshal tells him are poisonous?
(a) Bracken ferns.
(b) Ostrich ferns.
(c) Fiddleheads.
(d) Lady ferns.

9. While Silas tells his story to Sheriff Chalfont, where is the female ghost injured that Silas can see in the next room?
(a) Chest.
(b) Back.
(c) Head.
(d) Shoulder.

10. Where do the Morton brothers say they were when they ran out of money and met Roscoe Ollerenshaw?
(a) Akron.
(b) Toledo.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Bellevue.

11. How long have Silas and the marshal been traveling in the woods when they come upon the ravine?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

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

14. What color melon hats do the Morton brothers wear?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

15. Who alerts Silas to the fact that the blue-fingered man is point a gun at the sheriff in Chapter 8?
(a) Mittenwool.
(b) Matilda.
(c) The deputy.
(d) Rufe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many indents above the creek does Mittenwool show Silas in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Eben say the men he calls the Plug Uglies are from?

3. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Sheriff Chalfont hit by one of the Plugs?

4. About how far apart are indents in the rock face above the creek in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 8, how much does Silas remember his father earns for a boot?

(see the answer keys)

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