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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the biggest counterfeiting ring in New York?
(a) Five Joaquins Gang.
(b) Soap Gang.
(c) Sturdivant Gang.
(d) Orange Street Gang.

2. What type of rifles do the sheriff and deputy have in Chapter 8?
(a) Sharps rifles.
(b) Enfield rifles.
(c) Muzzle-loaded rifles.
(d) Six-shot repeating rifles.

3. What was the name of Silas's mother?
(a) Elsa.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Beth.
(d) Liza.

4. In Chapter 5, what time do Silas and Marshal Farmer make camp?
(a) Around 5 p.m.
(b) Around 6 p.m.
(c) An hour after dusk.
(d) Shortly before dusk.

5. Where did Silas's mother's family find a trove of forgotten manuscripts when they spent the summer in England?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Chelmsford.
(c) Wolverhampton.
(d) Herefordshire.

6. How close is Silas to the decoys when he admires how realistic they look in Chapter 8?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) 40 feet.
(d) 45 feet.

7. What color dress is the ghost from the sheriff's office wearing when she talks to Silas in Chapter 8?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

8. How did Silas's mother's brother die?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Accident with a horse.

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

10. Who alerts Silas to the fact that the blue-fingered man is point a gun at the sheriff in Chapter 8?
(a) Rufe.
(b) The deputy.
(c) Mittenwool.
(d) Matilda.

11. How many feet of embankment is there between the cliff wall and the creek?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) Around 15.
(d) About 20.

12. In Chapter 6, how many men does Mittenwool say are in the cave?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

13. What was the value of the gold coins that Mac Boat took when he escaped the law?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $25,000.

14. Where were the Morton brothers headed when they met Roscoe Ollerenshaw?
(a) California.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Kansas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7 at the bottom of the falls, how many horses do Silas, the sheriff and the deputy find?

3. Where is Marshall Farmer hurt when he grabs the pistol Ollerenshaw is about to shoot at Martin?

4. What food do the Morton brothers complain about having to eat all the time in Chapter 8?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Sheriff Chalfont hit by one of the Plugs?

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