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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. Where did Silas's mother's family find a trove of forgotten manuscripts when they spent the summer in England?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Wolverhampton.
(c) Herefordshire.
(d) Chelmsford.

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

3. What type of horse is Pony?
(a) Caspian.
(b) Friesian.
(c) Appaloosa.
(d) Arabian.

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. Who hits Rufe Jones on the head when he is being trampled by Pony?
(a) Martin.
(b) Deputy Beautyman.
(c) Sheriff Chalfont.
(d) Silas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Morton brothers headed when they met Roscoe Ollerenshaw?

2. In Chapter 7 at the bottom of the falls, how many horses do Silas, the sheriff and the deputy find?

3. In Chapter 6, where is Marshal Farmer bleeding after his jump across the ravine?

4. How far of a ride is it to Rosasharon in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

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

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

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

5. What does the marshal tell Silas about counterfeiting?

6. What scares Silas as he goes down the path under the waterfall toward the outlaws' cave?

7. What do Silas, the sheriff, and the deputy find when they return to where Silas left Marshal Farmer?

8. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

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

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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