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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Silas tell Enoch that Mittenwool is in Chapter 3?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) A friend from back home.

2. What animals does Enoch Farmer warn Silas about in Chapter 2?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Panthers.
(c) Bears.
(d) Coyotes.

3. How old was Silas when his father took him hunting once?
(a) 6.
(b) About 8.
(c) 9.
(d) Not quite 7.

4. What was Silas's father's occupation before Silas was struck by lightning?
(a) Bookkeeper.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Bootmaker.

5. How many times does Silas remember in Chapter 2 that his pa took him to church?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Sir Gawain's horse?

2. In Chapter 2 when Silas hears what he thinks are voices, how does Pony move?

3. In Chapter 3, about how far is the edge of the woods from where Enoch and Silas camp?

4. In Chapter 4, what is Silas doing when Mittenwool catches up with him after the scene in the bog?

5. In Chapter 4, how quickly is Marshal Farmer snoring after he says good night to Silas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Martin took a picture of the full moon for the lunar photo contest?

2. Who is Mittenwool?

3. What do three men who come in the night in Chapter 1 want with Martin?

4. What does Silas see and hear when he and Marshal Farmer enter the bog?

5. What happened to Silas during a storm on April 27, 1858?

6. Who was Telemachus?

7. What are Silas's thoughts about memory at the beginning of Chapter 3?

8. How do Marshal Farmer and Silas find the trail of Silas's pa and the other men?

9. How does Mittenwool think that Silas's father will react when he learns that Silas is coming after him?

10. Who is Enoch Farmer, and what is he doing when Silas meets him?

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