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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 suggestion is made that almost has Tetley and Gil coming to blows?
(a) That Gil is the one responsible for Kinkaid's death.
(b) That Tetley is eager to kill someone.
(c) The suggestion that Gil has lost his stomach for the hanging.
(d) That Tetley just wants his son to experience death.

2. Which way does Martin tell Tetley he came up?
(a) By way of Lost Lagoon.
(b) By way of Rapid River.
(c) By way of Mono Lake.
(d) By way of Solo Stream.

3. What fear does Hardwick reveal?
(a) Fear of the dark.
(b) Fear of death.
(c) Fear of poverty.
(d) Fear of disloyalty.

4. Where does Mr. Swanson come from?
(a) San Diego.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What does Sparks claim is in all men?
(a) Justice.
(b) God.
(c) Patience.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refutes Donald's claim regarding bill of sale?

2. Who does Farnley want to personally hang?

3. What does Martin suggest to Tetley after Tetley inspects the brand on the cattle they were driving?

4. How does Sparks pass the time as he rides along with them?

5. Where does the bullet hit him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What group of riders heads the posse and what do they discover at the mountain path leading to the town of Pike's Hole?

2. What evidence is revealed when Juan attempts to escape that seems to be an irrefutable link between the three men and Kinkaid's death?

3. What is the tone of the conversation between Gerard and Art as they are on the trail to Pike's Hole and how does Gerald see men and women in general?

4. Why do the elder and younger Tetley's not see eye to eye?

5. Who does Art find himself standing next to when the posse scatters after someone is convinced that they heard someone coming and what does Art do despite Sparks' objections?

6. What is unusual about the fact that Art would give Sparks his coat, and why would many men not have done so?

7. What is so important about the letter Martin wrote to his wife that Davies is trying to convince others in the posse to read it?

8. What does Donald Martin tell the posse when he is questioned about the fact that he has cattle with Drew's brand on them in his possession?

9. Why don't the men in the posse believe Martin when he explains the situation to them?

10. Why is the other evidence offered by Martin to support his claims of innocence refuted by the posse members?

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