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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Telemachus' father?
(a) Heracles.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Theseus.

2. In Chapter 2, when Silas meets Enoch Farmer, about how far away is Enoch's camp?
(a) 300 yards.
(b) 200 yards.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) 250 yards.

3. Where do Silas and his father live?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Ohio.

4. In Chapter 1, how many times has Silas ridden a horse?
(a) 3 times.
(b) A couple of times.
(c) Once or twice.
(d) Never.

5. What was the name of the woman who ran the school Silas attended for a short time?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Philipps.
(d) Martin.

6. In Chapter 3, near what group of trees are Silas and Enoch to say goodbye to one another?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Birch.
(c) Hickory.
(d) Oak.

7. What animals does Enoch Farmer warn Silas about in Chapter 2?
(a) Bears.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Panthers.
(d) Coyotes.

8. What instrument did Silas's mother play?
(a) Accordian.
(b) Violin.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Harmonica.

9. How much daylight is left when Silas and Mittenwool reach the woods in Chapter 2?
(a) Not quite 3 hours.
(b) 1 1/2 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) About an hour.

10. How long have Silas and Marshal Farmer been riding when they make camp after leaving the bog in Chapter 4?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 13 hours.
(d) 11 hours.

11. What name does Silas wonder if he should name Pony in Chapter 4?
(a) Zephyr.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Aethon.
(d) jArcadia.

12. In Chapter 2, how long has it been since someone played the instrument Silas's mother used to play?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 12 years.

13. Where does Silas's father have a darkroom?
(a) Attic.
(b) Cellar.
(c) Shed.
(d) Barn.

14. In Chapter 2, how long does Silas remember that his father said people had been hunting in the woods?
(a) Hundreds of thousands of years.
(b) Forever.
(c) Since the dawn of time.
(d) Thousands of years.

15. What plants cover the ridge that Silas and Mittenwool travel through in Chapter 2?
(a) Senna and Jerusalem artichoke.
(b) Buffalo grass and poison buttonbush.
(c) Bluestem and Indian grass.
(d) Panicgrass and cordgrass.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Silas at the end of Chapter 2?

2. 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?

3. How old was SIlas when he went to school for a time?

4. When Mittenwool finally catches up to Silas in Chapter 3, what is the first thing he tells Silas to do?

5. What was Silas's father's occupation before Silas was struck by lightning?

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