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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. In Chapter 8, how much does Silas remember his father earns for a boot?

2. What does Silas pick in Chapter 5, that the marshal tells him are poisonous?

3. What color melon hats do the Morton brothers wear?

4. Where does Sheriff Chalfont say that shooting real straight or running real fast worked for him and Deputy Beautyman in Chapter 6?

5. Where did Silas's mother's family find a trove of forgotten manuscripts when they spent the summer in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scares Silas as he goes down the path under the waterfall toward the outlaws' cave?

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

3. What ghost does Silas see as he is telling the sheriff and deputy in Rosasharon his story?

4. What do Silas, the sheriff, and the deputy find when they return to where Silas left Marshal Farmer?

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

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

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

8. As the deputy and sheriff prepare to storm the cave, who comes down to the creek?

9. Who were the Orange Street Gang?

10. Who does Eben say are in the cave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wisdom is a set of attributes that include experience, knowledge, and sound judgement. Do age and life experience always lead to wisdom? Is there a correlation between wisdom and age in Pony?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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