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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Shoulder.
(c) Head.
(d) Back.

2. Where does Sheriff Chalfont tell the Morton brothers that he and Deputy Beautyman served together?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Texas.
(c) Civil War.
(d) Mexico.

3. From where is Silas's pa bleeding when SIlas goes into the cave and sees him?
(a) Chest.
(b) Back.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Head.

4. What color dress is the ghost from the sheriff's office wearing when she talks to Silas in Chapter 8?
(a) Pink.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

5. What type of rifles do the sheriff and deputy have in Chapter 8?
(a) Sharps rifles.
(b) Enfield rifles.
(c) Muzzle-loaded rifles.
(d) Six-shot repeating rifles.

6. In Chapter 6, what does Sheriff Chalfont give Silas to eat while they ready their horses?
(a) Piece of bread.
(b) Apple.
(c) Sandwich.
(d) Jerky.

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

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

9. As Silas takes the trail above the falls in Chapter 7, about how high is he above the ravine?
(a) 20 or 30 feet.
(b) 40 or 50 feet.
(c) 25 feet.
(d) 45 feet.

10. About how far apart are indents in the rock face above the creek in Chapter 5?
(a) 2 1/2 feet.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 1 1/2 feet.

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

12. How many lawmen were killed when the Orange Street Gang were arrested?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

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

14. Where does Eben say the men he calls the Plug Uglies are from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Baltimore.

15. As Silas and Mittenwool approach the cave in Chapter 8, what color are the walls of the ravine?
(a) Red.
(b) Bright purple.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does the marshal want Silas to tell Sheriff Burns to bring in Chapter 6?

2. What is Rufe Jones wearing over his shoulders when the lawmen approach the cave with the rabbits?

3. In Chapter 6, where is Marshal Farmer bleeding after his jump across the ravine?

4. Where did Silas's mother's family find a trove of forgotten manuscripts when they spent the summer in England?

5. What color horse does Sheriff Chalfont ride in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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