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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. How many men come with a business proposal for Martin Bird in the middle of the night in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

3. 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?
(a) Noon.
(b) Until early afternoon.
(c) Most of the morning.
(d) Dusk.

4. How did Silas's mother die?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Childbirth.
(d) Drowned.

5. In Chapter 4, what food does Silas bring back after collecting firewood?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Morels.
(c) Prickly pear.
(d) Pine nuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Silas meets Enoch Farmer, about how far away is Enoch's camp?

2. Where does Enoch plan to round up a posse when he finds the headquarters of the counterfeiting ring?

3. 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?

4. What was Silas's father's occupation before Silas was struck by lightning?

5. Near where did Silas take refuge when a lightning storm came up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What experience did SIlas have with going to school?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

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