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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. Who wants to change the kind of poker they are playing in the hopes of changing his luck?
(a) Canby.
(b) Farnley.
(c) Gil.
(d) Art.

2. What intentions does Farnley announce?
(a) His intention to leave Bridger's Wells.
(b) His intention to return to work.
(c) His intention to find the killer.
(d) His intention to quit his line of work.

3. Why is Amigo so sure the group he saw was the rustlers?
(a) They were heavily armed.
(b) They were talking about the murder.
(c) He recognized the brand on the cows.
(d) They had Kinkaid's horse with them.

4. Who is the biggest man in the valley?
(a) Gil.
(b) Drew.
(c) Tetley.
(d) Art.

5. Who owns the local saloon where they first stop in?
(a) Danby.
(b) Bandy.
(c) Candy.
(d) Canby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gil suddenly leave the bar?

2. Who changes the attitude of the men waiting from a quarter of a mile away?

3. Who picks up his winnings for him?

4. Who gets into a fight?

5. What happens to end the poker game?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Other than the houses that dot the landscape, what businesses exist in Bridger's Wells?

3. How do Art and Gil feel about the whole situation?

4. Why have Art and Gil been away from Bridger's Wells for so long?

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

6. Why does Davies claim that lynch mobs are always wrong?

7. Why do Art and Gil talk very little on the ride into Bridger's Wells?

8. What does Canby tell Art and Gil regarding events they have missed while working through the winter?

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

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

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