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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 everyone believe Art should do?

2. What does the old man tell Tetley to confirm he couldn't have killed anyone?

3. Where did Donald Martin claim to have come from?

4. Who does Farnley want to personally hang?

5. What is the name of the only valley between the men and Pike's Hole?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

Who asks Art to accompany Joyce as he goes to get Judge Tyler? What is the purpose of asking the Judge to attend? What do they hope he will accomplish? What happens to the mob while Art and Joyce are gone? What offer does Canby make in an effort to influence the intentions of the group? Does it work?

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

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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