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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men do Silas, the sheriff, and the deputy see come through the creek at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, how old does Silas realize the Morton brothers are?
(a) Now yet 18.
(b) 17.
(c) Around 19.
(d) 20.

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

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

8. How close is Silas to the decoys when he admires how realistic they look in Chapter 8?
(a) 45 feet.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) 40 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

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

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

11. 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) Old log.
(c) Tree.
(d) Tree stump.

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

13. 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) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

14. What type of horse is Pony?
(a) Caspian.
(b) Friesian.
(c) Arabian.
(d) Appaloosa.

15. What was the name of the biggest counterfeiting ring in New York?
(a) Soap Gang.
(b) Orange Street Gang.
(c) Five Joaquins Gang.
(d) Sturdivant Gang.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where is Deptuy Beautyman hit as he pulls Silas out of the water?

3. Where does the ghost of the sheriff's sister tell Silas that she left their mother's plum pudding for him?

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

5. How far of a ride is it to Rosasharon in Chapter 5?

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