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

2. Why does Gil suddenly leave the bar?

3. What does Canby suggest should be done?

4. Who owns the local saloon where they first stop in?

5. Who did the Sheriff deputize before leaving town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the bulk of the men assembling to ride with Farnley believe?

2. Why does Art hope that Gil will take a hint and quit playing poker when Art announces he has had enough?

3. What does Canby do in an effort to support Judge Tyler's attempts to diffuse the lynch mob?

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

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

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

7. Who was the only man in the region who would willingly ride a mule, and why?

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

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

10. Who is Gabe and what is seen as his greatest value?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What do Tetley and his group discover when they approach the fire in Ox-Bow valley? How does Tetley organize the group? Why are some of the men in the group surprised? Who interrogates the men at the fire? Who speaks for them, and what does he tell the group? Where are he and his two men headed? What does he have with him? Why don't the men believe him? What conflicting evidence is there?

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