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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1860, when does Silas remember his father said the full moon would occur near perigee?
(a) March 24.
(b) March 19.
(c) March 30.
(d) March 7.

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

4. How did Silas's mother die?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Childbirth.

5. In Chapter 4, how long has it been since Silas and Pa were taking a picture of a full moon?
(a) A month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do men who come with a business proposal for Martin say they want him to work for them?

2. In Chapter 2, when Silas meets Enoch Farmer, about how far away is Enoch's camp?

3. In Chapter 2, what type of weapon does Enoch Farmer have when Silas first meets him?

4. What instrument did Silas's mother play?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silas remember about the time his father took him hunting?

2. What contest did Silas and his father want to enter?

3. What does Silas remember about his mother's death?

4. What happened to Silas during a storm on April 27, 1858?

5. Why did Martin Bird become a bootmaker?

6. Who is Enoch Farmer, and what is he doing when Silas meets him?

7. Under what conditions does Martin agree to go with Rufe, Seb, and Eben?

8. Who was Telemachus?

9. What does Marshal Farmer tell Silas about skirmishes in the area?

10. What do three men who come in the night in Chapter 1 want with Martin?

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