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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. What color horse does Martin ride away on when he leaves with Rufe Jones and his companions?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Paint.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

2. In what direction does Enoch wish to leave Silas from where he found him in Chapter 3?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

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

4. In Chapter 3, what does Enoch feed his horse while SIlas tries to persuade him to allow him to accompany him to find the counterfeiters?
(a) Apple.
(b) Hay.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Grass.

5. When Silas attended school for a short time, with what did the teacher rap his hand?
(a) Ruler.
(b) Yardstick.
(c) Tree branch.
(d) Belt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, about how far is Silas from the open when Enoch starts to leave him?

2. How long was Telemachus' father missing when Telemachus went to find him?

3. Who was Telemachus' father?

4. How long do men who come with a business proposal for Martin say they want him to work for them?

5. When Mittenwool finally catches up to Silas in Chapter 3, what is the first thing he tells Silas to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

2. Who is Mittenwool?

3. How does Silas describe his father to Marshal Farmer?

4. What does Marshal Farmer tell Silas about skirmishes in the area?

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

6. What contest did Silas and his father want to enter?

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

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

9. What does Silas take with him when he rides to find his father?

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

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