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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 does Farnley want to personally hang?
2. Where does Mr. Swanson come from?
3. How many riders do Davies and Art count ahead of them when they finally get started?
4. Which posse member is Drew's foreman?
5. Who was the driver?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the elder and younger Tetley's not see eye to eye?
2. When it is clear to Martin that the posse is not willing to help him to prove their innocence, what does Martin request?
3. Why is the other evidence offered by Martin to support his claims of innocence refuted by the posse members?
4. 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?
5. What bothers Gil most about the posse and their intentions?
6. 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?
7. What happens when Mapes fires the shot that signaled the time to whip the horses out?
8. What happens when the stage rides by the group on the mountain road to Pike's Hole?
9. How does Gil react when he realizes that Rose is one of the coach's passengers, and why?
10. What was the argument that Martin has with Davies, and why was it so important that Martin was willing to risk further wrath from his executioners?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do the members of the posse hear coming? How do they respond at first? When they decide to stop the stage to get information, how does the driver respond? What do the driver and guard believe is happening? How do they respond at first? Who suffers for the misconception? What happens? Who manages to make them understand that they are safe to pull over?
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
Why does Art become concerned when Gil begins to win big at the poker tables? What does Art fear? Why does he join the game? What does he hope to accomplish by doing so? How effective is his plan? Why? What is Farnley's suggestion as he continues to lose? Does it help?
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