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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. As Silas and Mittenwool approach the cave in Chapter 8, what color are the walls of the ravine?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Bright purple.

2. How many lawmen were killed when the Orange Street Gang were arrested?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

3. From where is Silas's pa bleeding when SIlas goes into the cave and sees him?
(a) Head.
(b) Chest.
(c) Back.
(d) Stomach.

4. What color melon hats do the Morton brothers wear?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

5. What food do the Morton brothers complain about having to eat all the time in Chapter 8?
(a) Jerky.
(b) Hardtack.
(c) Apples.
(d) Berries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Silas passes the decoys and then the first bend of the creek, about how far ahead are the two lawmen?

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

4. What color horse does Sheriff Chalfont ride in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 8, what time do the deputy and sheriff plan to approach the cave pretending to be the Morton brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

2. What does Silas do when he sees a man drawing a bead on Sheriff Chalfont?

3. What does Eben say about entrances to the cave?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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