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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. Which group waits for the others to get into position before approaching?

2. Where does Donald Martin claim to live?

3. Who is in the stage?

4. Who is the first to realize that he has been shot?

5. What does Art finally insist that Sparks take?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Who is most vocal in his objections to Farnley's intentions? Why? Who is the only person who stands publicly with him? What is the general tone of the remainder of people? Why does one person try to convince smaller groups to think from a more legal perspective? What would he rather see happen?

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