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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. When Silas attended school for a short time, with what did the teacher rap his hand?

2. How long do men who come with a business proposal for Martin say they want him to work for them?

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, how long has it been since someone played the instrument Silas's mother used to play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Enoch Farmer, and what is he doing when Silas meets him?

3. Who is Mittenwool?

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

5. How do Marshal Farmer and Silas find the trail of Silas's pa and the other men?

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

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

8. Who was Telemachus?

9. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

10. What conversation do Silas and Marshal Farmer have after Silas gallops out of the bog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Martin Bird is a photographer. Was Martin a counterfeiter? What role does photography play in counterfeiting?

Essay Topic 3

Silas finds memory to be a strange thing. How does Silas view memory? How do memories help him deal with his circumstances?

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