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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 was the value of the gold coins that Mac Boat took when he escaped the law?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $30,000.

2. How far of a ride is it to Rosasharon in Chapter 5?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 1 1/2 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

3. How many men does the marshal want Silas to tell Sheriff Burns to bring in Chapter 6?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) A dozen.
(d) Half a dozen.

4. When Silas and the Sheriff stop to allow Beautyman to rest in Chapter 7, how much longer do they have before they will get to the cave?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

5. In Chapter 5, how far across is the narrowest point of the ravine?
(a) About 5 feet.
(b) About 7 feet.
(c) About 4 feet.
(d) About 6 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lawmen were killed when the Orange Street Gang were arrested?

2. What color is the rock face of the ravine?

3. What does Silas do when the ghost of the sheriff's sister says that the Morton brothers look cold?

4. What are the lawmen going to be carrying over their shoulders when they approach the cave in Chapter 8?

5. How long after they met did Silas's parents marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who were the Orange Street Gang?

3. What news does Mittenwool have about Silas's pa in Chapter 5?

4. Who does Marshal Farmer send Silas to get in Rosasharon, and why is Silas not able to speak to the man?

5. What does Eben say that Ollerenshaw wants Martin for in addition to help counterfeiting?

6. What plan do the lawmen contrive?

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

8. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

9. When lawmen killed or arrested members of the Orange Street Gang, who escaped and what did he escape with?

10. What does Sheriff Chalfont tell Eben about answering his questions truthfull?

(see the answer keys)

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