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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 are the lawmen going to be carrying over their shoulders when they approach the cave in Chapter 8?
(a) Coons.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Deer.
(d) Squirrels.

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

3. How many of the members of the Orange Street Gang were caught when there was a big gunfight?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) All but 1.
(d) All but 3.

4. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Sheriff Chalfont hit by one of the Plugs?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Thigh.
(c) Arm.
(d) Wrist.

5. What color horse does Sheriff Chalfont ride in Chapter 6?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Paint.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of horse is Pony?

2. In Chapter 6, how long has Archibald Burns been dead?

3. What is the name of Deputy Beautyman's horse?

4. Who stampedes Pony as Ollerenshaw tells Rufe to shoot at the lawmen?

5. What color shirt that belongs to the Mortons does the sheriff suggest that Deputy Beautyman wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

8. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

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

10. What does the marshal tell Silas about counterfeiting?

(see the answer keys)

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