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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 4, how quickly is Marshal Farmer snoring after he says good night to Silas?
(a) Before Silas can count to ten.
(b) Before Silas can count to five.
(c) Before Silas can count to 15.
(d) Before Silas can count to 20.

2. How old was Silas when he, his Pa, and Mittenwool decided that he was never to discuss Mittenwool with other people?
(a) Not quite 4.
(b) 7.
(c) About 6.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 4, what excuse does Silas give for galloping out of the bog?
(a) He saw a coyote.
(b) He saw a panther.
(c) He saw a bear.
(d) He saw a rattlesnake.

4. Where was Silas's father from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) Wales.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Silas remember he felt when his father took him hunting in the woods for the first and only time and he passed out?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Panic.
(c) Terror.
(d) Horror.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what wounds does the first ghost have that Silas sees?

2. 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?

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

4. How long have Silas and Marshal Farmer been riding when they make camp after leaving the bog in Chapter 4?

5. What color is Enoch's horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

5. What does Silas realize about Marshal Farmer when he sees him in the daylight in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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