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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 8, how long does it take the sheriff to hunt and kill rabbits?
(a) About an hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

2. How many days have Silas and the marshal been traveling together in the woods at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What is the name of Deputy Beautyman's horse?
(a) Poppy.
(b) Petunia.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Daisy.

4. Where is Marshall Farmer hurt when he grabs the pistol Ollerenshaw is about to shoot at Martin?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Elbow.
(c) Hands.
(d) Chest.

5. How many men do Silas, the sheriff, and the deputy see come through the creek at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who hits Rufe Jones on the head when he is being trampled by Pony?

3. How many indents above the creek does Mittenwool show Silas in Chapter 5?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where is Deptuy Beautyman hit as he pulls Silas out of the water?

5. As Roscoe offers the sheriff a cut of $20,000, who does Silas see walking across the creek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who does Eben say are in the cave?

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