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

2. What was young Greene tasked to do originally?

3. Who is most affected by the death?

4. Why does Art want Gil to leave the poker game?

5. What information does Major Tetley bring with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Other than the houses that dot the landscape, what businesses exist in Bridger's Wells?

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

3. What do Kinkaid and Farnley discover just before roundup?

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

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

6. What causes the men to remount and renew their intention to hunt down the men responsible for the rustling and Kinkaid's murder?

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

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

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

10. How do Art and Gil feel about the whole situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who comes to Art with a version of a confession? Why? What is so disturbing to him about the whole incident? How does he arrive at the conclusions that he does? What does he tell Art that he knew well in advance? Why did he not do anything about it? How does Art respond to the entire confession? What does he recommend? What conclusion do Art and Gil both reach? Why is that a paradox?

Essay Topic 3

What does Farnley learn that has him mounting his horse and getting ready to leave? Why is he stopped by several men in the saloon? Who tries to change his mind? How successful is he? What is the driving force of Farnley's motivation? What do some of the other cowboys convince him to do?

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