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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 does Art do that earns him the ire of one of the group?
(a) Starts a small campfire.
(b) Lights a cigarette.
(c) Sings hymns with Spark.
(d) Talk too loudly.

2. Who does Martin claim is waiting for him on his ranch?
(a) His mother and two daughters.
(b) His wife and her sister.
(c) His wife and two kids.
(d) His sister and her husband.

3. How long had the ranch been empty?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Five years.

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

5. What kind of brand does Amigo describe, cinching the fact that the men he saw were the rustlers?
(a) Drew's double X brand.
(b) Drew's double S brand.
(c) Drew's joined M brand.
(d) Drew's joined H brand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first contact the group makes on the trail?

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

3. Where does Martin claim to have met him?

4. What song does Art begin humming to himself?

5. Which of the trio led by Martin is feeble minded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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