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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 does Silas pick in Chapter 5, that the marshal tells him are poisonous?

2. Where is Marshall Farmer hurt when he grabs the pistol Ollerenshaw is about to shoot at Martin?

3. Who alerts Silas to the fact that the blue-fingered man is point a gun at the sheriff in Chapter 8?

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

5. What color shirt that belongs to the Mortons does the sheriff suggest that Deputy Beautyman wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Elsa's family react when she marries Martin?

2. What does Silas do when he sees a man drawing a bead on Sheriff Chalfont?

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

4. What plan do the lawmen contrive?

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

6. Who does Eben say are in the cave?

7. What happens when Rufe Jones attacks Silas?

8. What does the marshal tell Silas about counterfeiting?

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

10. What proposition does Ollerenshaw have for the sheriff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How does Palacio use imagery to help readers imagine Silas’s world in Pony?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Pony, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Silas’s mother died when he was born. What is revealed about Silas’s relationship with his mother? What does her violin symbolize about their relationship?

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