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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 long have Silas and the marshal been traveling in the woods when they come upon the ravine?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

2. 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) 20 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

3. How close is Silas to the decoys when he admires how realistic they look in Chapter 8?
(a) 45 feet.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) 40 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

4. In Chapter 8, what time do the deputy and sheriff plan to approach the cave pretending to be the Morton brothers?
(a) When it is dark.
(b) At dusk.
(c) Near dawn.
(d) Near nightfall.

5. Where was Mac Boat from?
(a) England.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many feet of embankment is there between the cliff wall and the creek?

3. What color dress is the ghost from the sheriff's office wearing when she talks to Silas in Chapter 8?

4. Where does Silas bite Rufe Jones when Rufe jumps on him?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Sheriff Chalfont hit by one of the Plugs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Martin meet Elsa, his wife and Silas's mother?

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

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

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

7. How did Eben and Seb get involved with Ollerenshaw?

8. Who were the Orange Street Gang?

9. What does the marshal tell Silas about counterfeiting?

10. Who arrives and speaks to Silas after the lawmen begin their approach to the cave, and what does she want?

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