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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 kind of gun does Tetley carry?
(a) A pearl handled colt.
(b) A .38
(c) A 357 Magnum.
(d) A lever action rifle.

2. Why does Art join the game?
(a) He has nothing better to do.
(b) To keep an eye on Gil.
(c) To win some money for the weekend.
(d) He likes the waitress.

3. What does Art suggest Gil do?
(a) Go back inside for a fresh drink.
(b) Return the last hand he won to Farnley.
(c) Go back inside and resume his game.
(d) Return the money he won from Farnley.

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

5. What does Amigo contribute to the group?
(a) He found the gun that killed Kinkaid.
(b) He saw the rustlers as they were leaving.
(c) He knew one of the rustlers.
(d) He came across a small group of rustled cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Major Tetley bring with him?

2. Who did Ma dislike based mostly on his profession?

3. What kind of horse does Tetley ride?

4. Why does Art worried about Gil at the poker game?

5. What does Art suggest that Gil do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the men to remount and renew their intention to hunt down the men responsible for the rustling and Kinkaid's murder?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Canby do in an effort to support Judge Tyler's attempts to diffuse the lynch mob?

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

9. Who is Gabe and what is seen as his greatest value?

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

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