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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. In Chapter 2, when Pony leads Silas into the woods, how long has it been since Martin went that way with Rufus, Seb and Eben?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 14 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

2. How long have Silas and Marshal Farmer been riding when they make camp after leaving the bog in Chapter 4?
(a) 11 hours.
(b) 13 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

3. What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
(a) Bucephalus.
(b) Helios.
(c) Xanthia.
(d) Apollonios.

4. What was the name of the woman who ran the school Silas attended for a short time?
(a) Philipps.
(b) Martin.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Barnes.

5. How old was SIlas when he went to school for a time?
(a) 7 or so.
(b) About 5 1/2.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wood does Enoch ask SIlas to avoid when he asks Silas to gather firewood?

2. In Chapter 2, how long has it been since someone played the instrument Silas's mother used to play?

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

4. When was Silas stuck by lightning?

5. In what direction does Enoch wish to leave Silas from where he found him in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silas remember about the time his father took him hunting?

2. What conversation do Silas and Marshal Farmer have after Silas gallops out of the bog?

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

4. What does Silas say about his father and his father's inventions?

5. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

6. What does Silas remember about his mother's death?

7. Who is Mittenwool?

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

9. What does Martin tell Silas to do when men with guns come in the night in Chapter 1?

10. Who was Telemachus?

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