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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 3, about how far is the edge of the woods from where Enoch and Silas camp?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. What type of moon does Silas see in Chapter 4?
(a) Full.
(b) Crescent.
(c) Half.
(d) Quarter.

3. In Chapter 2 when Silas hears what he thinks are voices, how does Pony move?
(a) Lopes.
(b) Trots.
(c) Canters.
(d) Gallops.

4. In Chapter 2, when Silas meets Enoch Farmer, about how far away is Enoch's camp?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 250 yards.
(c) 300 yards.
(d) 100 yards.

5. What color is Enoch's horse?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) White.

Short Answer 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?

2. How old is Silas at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What instrument did Silas's mother play?

4. How much daylight is left when Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 3, near what group of trees are Silas and Enoch to say goodbye to one another?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who was Telemachus?

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

8. Under what conditions does Martin agree to go with Rufe, Seb, and Eben?

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

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

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