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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Canby do to save the unconscious man?
(a) Knocks out the aggressor.
(b) Gives a free round to all.
(c) Throws them all outside.
(d) Closes the bar.

2. Why does Gil suddenly leave the bar?
(a) He is worried about starting a bar fight.
(b) He is worried about Canby.
(c) He doesn't want to be arrested.
(d) He is going to be sick.

3. What are the riders offered after they discover Greene is only the messenger?
(a) Clean bedrolls.
(b) To be kept in the loop.
(c) A free meal.
(d) Two free drinks and lodgings over night.

4. Who changes the attitude of the men waiting from a quarter of a mile away?
(a) Gerald Tetley.
(b) Nate Bartlett.
(c) Jenny Grier.
(d) Carl Bartlett.

5. What does Canby tell Art?
(a) That he has a job for him.
(b) That his brother is in town.
(c) That his replacement hasn't shown up.
(d) That some cattle have been missing recently.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Bartlett bring with him?

2. Who is the biggest man in the valley?

3. Why does Smith mockingly suggest he join their cause?

4. Who picks up his winnings for him?

5. Why is Farnley even more agitated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of alcohol does Canby have in his saloon, and what does he serve?

2. Why does Art hope that Gil will take a hint and quit playing poker when Art announces he has had enough?

3. What news does a rider bring that raises hostilities towards newcomers especially from Farnley?

4. Why is Art later surprised that Bartlett managed to succeed in stirring up the men as easily as he did?

5. What does Davies believe that Farnley should do, and how many men agree with him?

6. Why is Gil so angry and disappointed when he learns that Rose has already left Bridger's Wells?

7. What does Davies ask Art to do, and why?

8. What is Gil looking forward to most about getting back to Bridger's Wells this spring?

9. Who was the only man in the region who would willingly ride a mule, and why?

10. What do Kinkaid and Farnley discover just before roundup?

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