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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 type of horse is Pony?

2. In Chapter 5, how far across is the narrowest point of the ravine?

3. Where was Mac Boat from?

4. From where is Silas's pa bleeding when SIlas goes into the cave and sees him?

5. Who hits Rufe Jones on the head when he is being trampled by Pony?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Marshal Farmer send Silas to get in Rosasharon, and why is Silas not able to speak to the man?

2. When lawmen killed or arrested members of the Orange Street Gang, who escaped and what did he escape with?

3. What does Sheriff Chalfont tell Eben about answering his questions truthfull?

4. What happens when Marshal Farmer jumps the ravine with his horse?

5. What news does Mittenwool have about Silas's pa in Chapter 5?

6. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

7. What are Martin's last words to Silas?

8. What does Silas realize about the Morton brothers after they confess what they have been doing to Sheriff Chalfont?

9. Who does Eben say are in the cave?

10. How did Eben and Seb get involved with Ollerenshaw?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Pony, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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

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

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