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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 does Smith antagonize into joining them in their search for the rustlers/murderers?
(a) Sparks.
(b) Osgood.
(c) Art.
(d) Gil.

2. What does Davies try to assure Jeff Farnley?
(a) That Kinkaid is probably still alive.
(b) That the rustlers will face justice.
(c) That he is ready to act.
(d) That he will be arrested if he continues.

3. Who becomes upset with Gil at the poker table?
(a) Canby.
(b) Art.
(c) Gil.
(d) Farnley.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first man to discuss revenge and action?

2. What kind of horse does Tetley ride?

3. Why are Art and Gil suspected in the recent cattle thefts?

4. What news does the new rider bring?

5. Who does Gil ask for almost immediately?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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