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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Enoch Farmer warn Silas about in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 4, how long has it been since Silas and Pa were taking a picture of a full moon?

3. What plants cover the ridge that Silas and Mittenwool travel through in Chapter 2?

4. How old was Silas when he was struck by lightning?

5. Near where did Silas take refuge when a lightning storm came up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mittenwool think that Silas's father will react when he learns that Silas is coming after him?

2. Who was Telemachus?

3. What does Silas see and hear when he and Marshal Farmer enter the bog?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Pony, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Silas attends the Boneville school briefly. Why does Silas only attend the Boneville school for a short time? Why does his father start to homeschool him?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

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