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

2. What plants cover the ridge that Silas and Mittenwool travel through in Chapter 2?

3. How did Silas's mother die?

4. In what direction does Enoch wish to leave Silas from where he found him in Chapter 3?

5. Near where did Silas take refuge when a lightning storm came up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silas take with him when he rides to find his father?

2. What does Martin tell Silas to do when men with guns come in the night in Chapter 1?

3. What experience did SIlas have with going to school?

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

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

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

7. How does Mittenwool think that Silas's father will react when he learns that Silas is coming after him?

8. What happened to Silas during a storm on April 27, 1858?

9. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Pony, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Silas remembers stories and myths he has read as he makes his way toward the outlaws’ cave. What stories and myths does Silas remember? How do those stories and myths become tools for Silas’s behavior and self-discovery?

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