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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 Mark claim bought the ranch from Baker?

2. Who appoints himself as their leader?

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

4. How does Sparks pass the time as he rides along with them?

5. How many head of cattle does Amigo claim to have seen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. When it is clear to Martin that the posse is not willing to help him to prove their innocence, what does Martin request?

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

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 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

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 2

Why do Tetley Sr. and his son not get along? Why does Tetley Sr. insist that Gerald go with him and the group? What is Tetley Sr. hoping to accomplish by forcing his son to participate? What does Gerald tell Art on the way to Pike's Hole? What would he rather do?

Essay Topic 3

What current events have Art and Gil missed while working with the cattle on the ranch? Why is it likely that they were not affected directly? How large is this problem and what is being done about it? What resources are available to the ranchers? What other options are open to them?

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