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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 is Gil most concerned about?
(a) Not having had a say in who his bosses were.
(b) The coming snowfall.
(c) The amount of noise they are making as a group.
(d) The head start the rustlers got.

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

3. How many head of cattle does Martin claim to have with him?
(a) Fifty head.
(b) Forty head.
(c) Seventy head.
(d) Twenty five head.

4. How much did Martin pay for the ranch?
(a) Three thousand dollars.
(b) Four thousand dollars.
(c) Two thousand dollars.
(d) Five thousand dollars.

5. Which group waits for the others to get into position before approaching?
(a) Mapes'.
(b) Tetley's.
(c) Winders'.
(d) Ma's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises the posse as they approach the fire of the suspected rustlers?

2. How many head of cattle does Amigo claim to have seen?

3. What does Gerald Tetley tell Art is the reason that man is now hunting man?

4. What does Gerald claim is the motivating factor of all men?

5. What did Sparks see happen when he was just a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Sparks tell Art about as they wait in the shadows?

3. What is the situation at the end of the Ox-Bow valley?

4. When it is clear to Martin that the posse is not willing to help him to prove their innocence, what does Martin request?

5. What was the argument that Martin has with Davies, and why was it so important that Martin was willing to risk further wrath from his executioners?

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

7. 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?

8. What makes Gil confront Tetley and why do they almost come to blows?

9. How does Gil react when he realizes that Rose is one of the coach's passengers, and why?

10. What bothers Gil most about the posse and their intentions?

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