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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 is the most time Silas has been without Mittenwool in the past as he remembers their companionship in Chapter 2?
(a) A half a day.
(b) A entire day.
(c) A few hours.
(d) 2 days.

2. How old was Silas when his father took him hunting once?
(a) 9.
(b) Not quite 7.
(c) 6.
(d) About 8.

3. In the spring and summer, how long would Pa and SIlas sit on the front porch after supper and talk?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) About 2 hours.
(c) An hour or so.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. Where was Silas's father from?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Ireland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Pony leads Silas into the woods, how long has it been since Martin went that way with Rufus, Seb and Eben?

2. How long have Silas and Marshal Farmer been riding when they make camp after leaving the bog in Chapter 4?

3. When Silas wakes after Mittenwool joins him and Enoch, where is Mittenwool?

4. How did Silas's mother die?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Martin took a picture of the full moon for the lunar photo contest?

2. What does Mittenwool tell Silas about the ghosts in the bog?

3. How do Marshal Farmer and Silas find the trail of Silas's pa and the other men?

4. What experience did SIlas have with going to school?

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

6. What does Silas say about his father and his father's inventions?

7. How does Silas describe his father to Marshal Farmer?

8. What does Silas realize about Marshal Farmer when he sees him in the daylight in Chapter 3?

9. What does Martin tell Silas to do when men with guns come in the night in Chapter 1?

10. What are Silas's thoughts about memory at the beginning of Chapter 3?

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