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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 does Art suggest that Gil do?
(a) Buy Farnley a drink.
(b) Sleep it off.
(c) Play Farnley again and let him win.
(d) Return the money he won from Farnley.

2. Who becomes upset?
(a) Canby.
(b) Farnley.
(c) Farley.
(d) Famley.

3. What does Art suggest Gil do?
(a) Go back inside for a fresh drink.
(b) Return the last hand he won to Farnley.
(c) Return the money he won from Farnley.
(d) Go back inside and resume his game.

4. Why are Art and Gil suspected in the recent cattle thefts?
(a) Gil is defensive and mean.
(b) Art has a history of cattle theft.
(c) They have been out of contact and have no alibis.
(d) They have an unusual amount of cash.

5. Why does Art want Gil to leave the poker game?
(a) He is almost out of money.
(b) He has been cheating all night.
(c) It is a long ride back to the cabin.
(d) He is afraid someone will accuse him of cheating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Sparks staying?

2. Who does Canby tell them has been spending a great deal of time in the area lately?

3. Who wins big?

4. What does store owner Davies suggest Farnley do?

5. How many sons does Bartlett bring with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Davies ask Art to do, and why?

2. What does Canby do in an effort to support Judge Tyler's attempts to diffuse the lynch mob?

3. What causes the men to remount and renew their intention to hunt down the men responsible for the rustling and Kinkaid's murder?

4. What do Kinkaid and Farnley discover just before roundup?

5. Other than the houses that dot the landscape, what businesses exist in Bridger's Wells?

6. What is Gil looking forward to most about getting back to Bridger's Wells this spring?

7. What kind of alcohol does Canby have in his saloon, and what does he serve?

8. Why have Art and Gil been away from Bridger's Wells for so long?

9. What news does a rider bring that raises hostilities towards newcomers especially from Farnley?

10. What does Smith do while they are waiting that backfires on him?

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