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

2. Who does Martin claim is waiting for him on his ranch?

3. What kind of brand does Amigo describe, cinching the fact that the men he saw were the rustlers?

4. What does Gerald claim makes up the biggest part of womens' power?

5. Why does Donald Martin claim to have Drew's cows?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Gil confront Tetley and why do they almost come to blows?

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

3. What does Martin beg the posse to do in order to give him and his men the benefit of the doubt?

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

5. What is the situation at the end of the Ox-Bow valley?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What is unusual about the fact that Art would give Sparks his coat, and why would many men not have done so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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