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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. How does Gerald feel about being part of the group?
(a) Proud to ride with his father.
(b) Eager to prove himself.
(c) Hopeful he can play an important role.
(d) Disgusted with himself and others.

2. Where did Donald Martin claim to have come from?
(a) Jumping Jack, Oregon.
(b) Shooting Star, Texas.
(c) Santa Ana, California.
(d) Sinking Spring, Ohio.

3. What does Martin suggest to Tetley after Tetley inspects the brand on the cattle they were driving?
(a) That he send someone to bring Drew to them.
(b) That Tetley take them all back for a trial.
(c) That he take the cattle back to Drew's to confirm or contest his version.
(d) That Tetley take the cattle and let them go.

4. How was Donald Martin killed?
(a) He was hung.
(b) He was stabbed.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He fell off a ledge to his death.

5. What does Gerald Tetley tell Art is the reason that man is now hunting man?
(a) To help their fellow man.
(b) To feel a sense of superiority.
(c) To exact revenge.
(d) The rest no longer excites men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is shot in the confusion that follows?

2. Which way does Martin tell Tetley he came up?

3. Who stands beside Art in the dark when the group thinks someone is coming?

4. How many riders do Davies and Art count ahead of them when they finally get started?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the stage rides by the group on the mountain road to Pike's Hole?

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

3. Who does Tetley direct to be responsible for whipping the horses out from underneath the men who are about to be hanged and why?

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

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

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

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

9. When the stage coach guard fires on the posse, who does he hit and how is he aware that he has hit anyone?

10. 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?

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