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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 was his friend?
(a) Farnley.
(b) Art.
(c) Gil.
(d) Canby.

2. What does the Judge attempt to do while the group is waiting for the last few to join them?
(a) Talk them into acting as a posse instead of a lynch mob.
(b) Talk them into going with their instincts.
(c) Talk them into going without weapons.
(d) Talk them into picking up Risley.

3. How many people does Canby offer to put up for the night?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What winning argument does Tetley have for leaving immediately?

2. Who is most affected by the death?

3. What does Canby suggest should be done?

4. How many people arrive with Tetley?

5. Who does Smith antagonize into joining them in their search for the rustlers/murderers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Smith do while they are waiting that backfires on him?

5. What ritual conversation do Gil and Canby engage in every time Gil arrives?

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

7. Who is the only man in sight when Gil and Art pull into Bridger's Wells?

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

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

10. What is the one subject that Winder seemed to always get around to harping about, and why?

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