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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. What does Canby suggest should be done?

2. What was young Greene tasked to do originally?

3. What does Amigo contribute to the group?

4. Why is Farnley even more agitated?

5. Who was his friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Davies believe that Farnley should do, and how many men agree with him?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Art later surprised that Bartlett managed to succeed in stirring up the men as easily as he did?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Gil and Art notice as they first return to Bridger's Wells after a winter of looking after cows? Why does the town appear to be little more than a ghost town? What brought about this change? Why did this change occur? What is employed in its place? Is it as effective?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What does Martin want the posse to do? Why won't anyone agree to this request? When the course of the future seems set, what two requests does Martin have? What does the posse do in the mean time? Who does Martin enlist for help? In what way does this request cause Martin anxiety after a short time? What mistake does Martin make in this regard and why?

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