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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. How did Silas's mother's brother die?

2. How many volumes are in the series of books Silas loves called A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature?

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

4. What is the name of Deputy Beautyman's horse?

5. How many lawmen were killed when the Orange Street Gang were arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

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

3. Who were the Orange Street Gang?

4. What are Martin's last words to Silas?

5. What plan do the lawmen contrive?

6. Who does Marshal Farmer send Silas to get in Rosasharon, and why is Silas not able to speak to the man?

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

8. What news does Mittenwool have about Silas's pa in Chapter 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Pony? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Martin Bird is a photographer. Was Martin a counterfeiter? What role does photography play in counterfeiting?

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