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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. Where is Marshall Farmer hurt when he grabs the pistol Ollerenshaw is about to shoot at Martin?
(a) Chest.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Hands.
(d) Elbow.

2. In Chapter 8, how old does Silas realize the Morton brothers are?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) Now yet 18.
(d) Around 19.

3. How many indents above the creek does Mittenwool show Silas in Chapter 5?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

4. Where does the ghost of the sheriff's sister tell Silas that she left their mother's plum pudding for him?
(a) Bread box.
(b) Cellar.
(c) Spring.
(d) Ice box.

5. As Silas takes the trail above the falls in Chapter 7, about how high is he above the ravine?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 40 or 50 feet.
(c) 20 or 30 feet.
(d) 45 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after they met did Silas's parents marry?

2. In Chapter 6, how long has Archibald Burns been dead?

3. Where does Sheriff Chalfont tell the Morton brothers that he and Deputy Beautyman served together?

4. How many of the members of the Orange Street Gang were caught when there was a big gunfight?

5. Who stampedes Pony as Ollerenshaw tells Rufe to shoot at the lawmen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Marshal Farmer jumps the ravine with his horse?

2. When lawmen killed or arrested members of the Orange Street Gang, who escaped and what did he escape with?

3. What does Sheriff Chalfont tell Eben about answering his questions truthfull?

4. What plan do the lawmen contrive?

5. How does Martin meet Elsa, his wife and Silas's mother?

6. What does Eben say about entrances to the cave?

7. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

8. What scares Silas as he goes down the path under the waterfall toward the outlaws' cave?

9. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

10. What ghost does Silas see as he is telling the sheriff and deputy in Rosasharon his story?

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