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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 5, what time do Silas and Marshal Farmer make camp?
(a) Around 6 p.m.
(b) An hour after dusk.
(c) Shortly before dusk.
(d) Around 5 p.m.

2. In Chapter 8, to what does Silas tie Pony when Mittenwool says they need to leave him behind as they creep toward the cave?
(a) Old log.
(b) Tree.
(c) Large rock.
(d) Tree stump.

3. How old was Martin Bird when he met his wife to be?
(a) 32.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) 28.
(d) Early 30s.

4. What does Martin throw at Ollerenshaw as Ollerenshaw tries to shoot Martin?
(a) Rock.
(b) Trunk.
(c) Barrel.
(d) Stick.

5. How many volumes are in the series of books Silas loves called A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the members of the Orange Street Gang were caught when there was a big gunfight?

2. What was the name of Silas's mother?

3. How many men does the marshal want Silas to tell Sheriff Burns to bring in Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of the blue-fingered man?

5. Where does Eben say the men he calls the Plug Uglies are from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silas realize about the Morton brothers after they confess what they have been doing to Sheriff Chalfont?

2. What ghost does Silas see as he is telling the sheriff and deputy in Rosasharon his story?

3. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

4. What are Martin's last words to Silas?

5. Who does Eben say are in the cave?

6. What does the marshal tell Silas about counterfeiting?

7. As the deputy and sheriff prepare to storm the cave, who comes down to the creek?

8. How do Elsa's family react when she marries Martin?

9. What plan do the lawmen contrive?

10. What happens when Marshal Farmer jumps the ravine with his horse?

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