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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 fired the shot?

2. What is the name of Art's horse?

3. What does Gerald claim he will do if they accomplish their goal?

4. Who does Bartlett recognize?

5. Who stands beside Art in the dark when the group thinks someone is coming?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the tone of the conversation between Gerard and Art as they are on the trail to Pike's Hole and how does Gerald see men and women in general?

3. What evidence is revealed when Juan attempts to escape that seems to be an irrefutable link between the three men and Kinkaid's death?

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

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

6. What happens when Mapes fires the shot that signaled the time to whip the horses out?

7. Who does Art find himself standing next to when the posse scatters after someone is convinced that they heard someone coming and what does Art do despite Sparks' objections?

8. Where do the men believe that the rustlers and their cattle might have stopped for the night?

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

10. What does Sparks tell Art about as they wait in the shadows?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Art and Gil head back to Bridger's Wells, what do they see in the distance? When they get closer, what do they realize? Who is directly involved in what is going on? What do most of the people who witness this believe when it is over? As a result, what do they allow to happen? What occurs shortly afterward as a result? What is the reason for this action? Who else follows suit? Why?

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

Why does Tetley decide to call a vote the following morning? Who is at the head of the group who is against hanging Martin and his men? How many men stand with him? Who doesn't step forward, but agrees with bringing the men down to face legal consequences instead? What might the outcome have been had the remaining holdouts stepped forward?

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