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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Enoch's Farmer's beard?

2. How many men come with a business proposal for Martin Bird in the middle of the night in Chapter 1?

3. How much daylight is left when Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of the town where Silas and his father live?

5. What name does Silas wonder if he should name Pony in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contest did Silas and his father want to enter?

2. What are Silas's thoughts about memory at the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. What does Silas see and hear when he and Marshal Farmer enter the bog?

4. Who was Telemachus?

5. What does Silas remember about his mother's death?

6. What happened when Martin took a picture of the full moon for the lunar photo contest?

7. Under what conditions does Martin agree to go with Rufe, Seb, and Eben?

8. How does Silas describe his father to Marshal Farmer?

9. What does Marshal Farmer tell Silas about skirmishes in the area?

10. What does Mittenwool tell Silas about the ghosts in the bog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Pony and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Silas’s mother died when he was born. What is revealed about Silas’s relationship with his mother? What does her violin symbolize about their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Silas and Mittenwool have a strong connection. What connection do Silas and Mittenwool have? What does Silas believe connects them?

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