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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what time do the deputy and sheriff plan to approach the cave pretending to be the Morton brothers?
(a) Near nightfall.
(b) When it is dark.
(c) At dusk.
(d) Near dawn.

2. How many men do Silas, the sheriff, and the deputy see come through the creek at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. Where does Eben say the men he calls the Plug Uglies are from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Trenton.

4. How much does Silas remember he and his pa might win for the picture of the moon he remembers in Chapter 4 that they took?
(a) $50.
(b) $25.
(c) $75.
(d) $100.

5. What color is the rock face of the ravine?
(a) Brown.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Gray.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Silas stuck by lightning?

2. In what direction does Enoch wish to leave Silas from where he found him in Chapter 3?

3. In 1860, when does Silas remember his father said the full moon would occur near perigee?

4. Where was Silas's father from?

5. As Roscoe offers the sheriff a cut of $20,000, who does Silas see walking across the creek?

(see the answer key)

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