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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 does Silas make for breakfast the morning after his father leaves in Chapter 1?
(a) Eggs and bacon.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Hotcakes.
(d) Toast.

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

3. For what king did Francois Fenelon write The Adventures of Telemachus?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Spain.

4. In Chapter 1, how many times has Silas ridden a horse?
(a) A couple of times.
(b) Never.
(c) 3 times.
(d) Once or twice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Silas wakes after Mittenwool joins him and Enoch, where is Mittenwool?

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

3. In Chapter 2, how long does Silas remember that his father said people had been hunting in the woods?

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

5. After Marshal Farmer decides to allow Silas to come with him in Chapter 3, how long does it take them to pick up the trail of the men they are pursuing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Telemachus?

3. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Mittenwool?

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

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