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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How did Silas's mother's brother die?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Accident with a horse.
(d) Tuberculosis.
2. In Chapter 6, what does Sheriff Chalfont give Silas to eat while they ready their horses?
(a) Piece of bread.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Apple.
(d) Sandwich.
3. When Silas and the Sheriff stop to allow Beautyman to rest in Chapter 7, how much longer do they have before they will get to the cave?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.
4. How many of the members of the Orange Street Gang were caught when there was a big gunfight?
(a) All but 1.
(b) All but 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.
5. How close is Silas to the decoys when he admires how realistic they look in Chapter 8?
(a) 40 feet.
(b) 45 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 60 feet.
6. How many men do Silas, the sheriff, and the deputy see come through the creek at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.
7. 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.
8. In Chapter 6, how many men does Mittenwool say are in the cave?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.
9. As Roscoe offers the sheriff a cut of $20,000, who does Silas see walking across the creek?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Mittenwool.
(c) Marshal Farmer.
(d) An Indian.
10. How long after they met did Silas's parents marry?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 10 months.
11. What food do the Morton brothers complain about having to eat all the time in Chapter 8?
(a) Apples.
(b) Berries.
(c) Hardtack.
(d) Jerky.
12. Where do the Morton brothers say they were when they ran out of money and met Roscoe Ollerenshaw?
(a) Toledo.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Bellevue.
(d) Akron.
13. What is the name of the blue-fingered man?
(a) Doc Jones.
(b) Doc Parker.
(c) Doc Philipps.
(d) Doc Williams.
14. Where was Mac Boat from?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Wales.
15. In Chapter 5, about how far above the creek is the uppermost indent in the the rock face rather like a ladder rung?
(a) 22 feet.
(b) 24 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 18 feet.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color horse does Sheriff Chalfont ride in Chapter 6?
2. In Chapter 8, how long does it take the sheriff to hunt and kill rabbits?
3. Where does Silas bite Rufe Jones when Rufe jumps on him?
4. When Silas passes the decoys and then the first bend of the creek, about how far ahead are the two lawmen?
5. What was the name of the biggest counterfeiting ring in New York?
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