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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. Who closes Martin's eyes after he dies?

2. How many lawmen were killed when the Orange Street Gang were arrested?

3. How many indents above the creek does Mittenwool show Silas in Chapter 5?

4. Where do the Morton brothers say they were when they ran out of money and met Roscoe Ollerenshaw?

5. When Silas and the Sheriff stop to allow Beautyman to rest in Chapter 7, how much longer do they have before they will get to the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Martin meet Elsa, his wife and Silas's mother?

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

3. Who were the Orange Street Gang?

4. What plan do the lawmen contrive?

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

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

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

8. Who arrives and speaks to Silas after the lawmen begin their approach to the cave, and what does she want?

9. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

10. What does the marshal tell Silas about counterfeiting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next? How does Palacio use cliffhangers in Pony? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Pony to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

Essay Topic 3

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

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