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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 6, how many men does Mittenwool say are in the cave?
2. Where do the Morton brothers say they were when they ran out of money and met Roscoe Ollerenshaw?
3. As Roscoe offers the sheriff a cut of $20,000, who does Silas see walking across the creek?
4. How many volumes are in the series of books Silas loves called A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature?
5. How far of a ride is it to Rosasharon in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. When lawmen killed or arrested members of the Orange Street Gang, who escaped and what did he escape with?
2. What does Eben say that Ollerenshaw wants Martin for in addition to help counterfeiting?
3. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?
4. What does Silas realize about the Morton brothers after they confess what they have been doing to Sheriff Chalfont?
5. What does Silas do when he sees a man drawing a bead on Sheriff Chalfont?
6. Who does Marshal Farmer send Silas to get in Rosasharon, and why is Silas not able to speak to the man?
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 does Eben say are in the cave?
10. What ghost does Silas see as he is telling the sheriff and deputy in Rosasharon his story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Pony? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 2
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Pony and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 3
Silas finds memory to be a strange thing. How does Silas view memory? How do memories help him deal with his circumstances?
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