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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 was the name of the biggest counterfeiting ring in New York?

2. In Chapter 6, how many men does Mittenwool say are in the cave?

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

4. How many volumes are in the series of books Silas loves called A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature?

5. As Silas and Mittenwool approach the cave in Chapter 8, what color are the walls of the ravine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who were the Orange Street Gang?

7. What does Eben say that Ollerenshaw wants Martin for in addition to help counterfeiting?

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

9. What does the marshal tell Silas about counterfeiting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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