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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. Where does Enoch plan to round up a posse when he finds the headquarters of the counterfeiting ring?

2. In Chapter 4, what excuse does Silas give for galloping out of the bog?

3. After Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2, around what trees does Silas kick brambles growing there?

4. What did Silas's father try to tell Silas that he saw when they went hunting in the woods for the first and only time?

5. In Chapter 1, how many times has Silas ridden a horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Silas remember about the time his father took him hunting?

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

4. What does Silas say about his father and his father's inventions?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Mittenwool?

10. What do three men who come in the night in Chapter 1 want with Martin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Silas attends the Boneville school briefly. Why does Silas only attend the Boneville school for a short time? Why does his father start to homeschool him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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