View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much daylight is left when Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) About an hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) Not quite 3 hours.

2. In 1860, when does Silas remember his father said the full moon would occur near perigee?
(a) March 7.
(b) March 24.
(c) March 19.
(d) March 30.

3. How old does Silas think that Mittenwool might be if he was a boy?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

4. 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.

5. What did Silas's father try to tell Silas that he saw when they went hunting in the woods for the first and only time?
(a) Old building.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Tree stump.
(d) Bear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2, around what trees does Silas kick brambles growing there?

3. When Silas attended school for a short time, with what did the teacher rap his hand?

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

5. What is the most time Silas has been without Mittenwool in the past as he remembers their companionship in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

3. Who was Telemachus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 863 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample