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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 takes the trail above the falls in Chapter 7, about how high is he above the ravine?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 40 or 50 feet.
(c) 20 or 30 feet.
(d) 45 feet.

2. About how far apart are indents in the rock face above the creek in Chapter 5?
(a) 2 1/2 feet.
(b) 1 1/2 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 2 feet.

3. What is the name of the blue-fingered man?
(a) Doc Jones.
(b) Doc Philipps.
(c) Doc Williams.
(d) Doc Parker.

4. What is the name of the ghost from the sheriff's office?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Angelina.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, where is Deptuy Beautyman hit as he pulls Silas out of the water?
(a) Hand.
(b) Ear.
(c) Cheek.
(d) Nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eben say the men he calls the Plug Uglies are from?

2. What food do the Morton brothers complain about having to eat all the time in Chapter 8?

3. How many men does the marshal want Silas to tell Sheriff Burns to bring in Chapter 6?

4. What does Martin throw at Ollerenshaw as Ollerenshaw tries to shoot Martin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

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

7. What plan do the lawmen contrive?

8. Who were the Orange Street Gang?

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

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

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