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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 Sparks claim is in all men?

2. Who was the driver?

3. How many people stand with Davies when a vote is taken the next morning?

4. How does the Mexican in the trio respond to all questions at first?

5. How many head of cattle does Martin claim to have with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the stage coach guard fires on the posse, who does he hit and how is he aware that he has hit anyone?

2. 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?

3. Why do the elder and younger Tetley's not see eye to eye?

4. Why is the other evidence offered by Martin to support his claims of innocence refuted by the posse members?

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

6. What bothers Gil most about the posse and their intentions?

7. Why don't the men in the posse believe Martin when he explains the situation to them?

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

9. What does Donald Martin tell the posse when he is questioned about the fact that he has cattle with Drew's brand on them in his possession?

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

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

Which of the three men attempts to escape? What distraction does he take advantage of? How far does he get before his escape attempt is discovered? How does he respond when he knows he has been discovered? What do the men of the posse find on him when they finally catch him and bring him back? How does that cause the situation to deteriorate further? What logical explanation is there? How do the men of the posse see it?

Essay Topic 3

How does Art feel about the conversation he has with Gerald? What do he and Gerald have in common? Might his feelings about the conversation stem from his own doubts? How does he handle Gerald's diatribe? What stand does he take with Gerald to quiet him. What makes Art most sore about the whole conversation? What is Gerald's definition of Hell?

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