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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. Who accompanied Telemachus on his journey to find his father?
(a) Achaikos.
(b) Georgius.
(c) Niklas.
(d) Mentor.

2. What plants cover the ridge that Silas and Mittenwool travel through in Chapter 2?
(a) Senna and Jerusalem artichoke.
(b) Panicgrass and cordgrass.
(c) Buffalo grass and poison buttonbush.
(d) Bluestem and Indian grass.

3. In the spring and summer, how long would Pa and SIlas sit on the front porch after supper and talk?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) An hour or so.
(c) About 2 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

4. Where do Silas and his father live?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Illinois.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mittenwool finally catches up to Silas in Chapter 3, what is the first thing he tells Silas to do?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what excuse does Silas give for galloping out of the bog?

4. What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?

5. What color is Enoch's horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

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

3. Who is Mittenwool?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who was Telemachus?

10. What does Mittenwool tell Silas about the ghosts in the bog?

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