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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 are Martin's eyes?

2. How long have Silas and Marshal Farmer been riding when they make camp after leaving the bog in Chapter 4?

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

4. How did Silas's mother die?

5. How old is Silas at the end of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

6. What does Silas realize about Marshal Farmer when he sees him in the daylight in Chapter 3?

7. Who is Mittenwool?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Silas has to maintain hope that his father is all right. What role does hope play in Silas’s journey? How is hope used as a symbol in Pony?

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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