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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to explain the concept of law and it's process to Art and Gil?

2. Who gets into a fight?

3. Why does Art join the game?

4. What condition does Ma attach to her offer of free lodging?

5. Who changes the attitude of the men waiting from a quarter of a mile away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Smith do while they are waiting that backfires on him?

4. Why do Art and Gil talk very little on the ride into Bridger's Wells?

5. What is the one subject that Winder seemed to always get around to harping about, and why?

6. Why does Davies claim that lynch mobs are always wrong?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which of the passengers in the stage surprises the men in the posse? What is more surprising than this passenger's presence? How is Gil affected? What is Art urged to do and why? How does he respond? What is the reason for his decision? How does he hold up after the stage leaves? Who approaches Gil with a barely disguised warning? How does Gil respond?

Essay Topic 2

Why do Gil and Art head immediately for Canby's saloon? Who is Gil looking for? What does he discover? Why is he upset when he discovers the whereabouts of Rose? What had Gil hoped for? What were his intentions with Rose? How does the reader know this? What does this information tell Art about Gil's frame of mind?

Essay Topic 3

Who do the men in the posse run into on their way back down the mountain? What surprises confront them? How does this affect the decisions that they've made in the last few hours? What does the sheriff do about the situation? What does he want from the group? When he secures what he needs, what does he require the remaining men to do?

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