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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 the old man tell Tetley to confirm he couldn't have killed anyone?

2. How was Donald Martin killed?

3. Who is in the stage?

4. Who does Martin claim is waiting for him on his ranch?

5. Who does Farnley want to personally hang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Donald Martin tell the posse when he is questioned about the fact that he has cattle with Drew's brand on them in his possession?

2. What is unusual about the fact that Art would give Sparks his coat, and why would many men not have done so?

3. What surprises Tetley and the rest of his group when they move in to confront the men they suspect of rustling and killing Kinkaid?

4. When it is clear to Martin that the posse is not willing to help him to prove their innocence, what does Martin request?

5. Who does Art find himself standing next to when the posse scatters after someone is convinced that they heard someone coming and what does Art do despite Sparks' objections?

6. What makes Gil confront Tetley and why do they almost come to blows?

7. Where do the men believe that the rustlers and their cattle might have stopped for the night?

8. What is the tone of the conversation between Gerard and Art as they are on the trail to Pike's Hole and how does Gerald see men and women in general?

9. When the stage coach guard fires on the posse, who does he hit and how is he aware that he has hit anyone?

10. What happens when Mapes fires the shot that signaled the time to whip the horses out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Gil and Art head immediately for Canby's saloon? Who is Gil looking for? What does he discover? Why is he upset when he discovers the whereabouts of Rose? What had Gil hoped for? What were his intentions with Rose? How does the reader know this? What does this information tell Art about Gil's frame of mind?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Tetley decide to call a vote the following morning? Who is at the head of the group who is against hanging Martin and his men? How many men stand with him? Who doesn't step forward, but agrees with bringing the men down to face legal consequences instead? What might the outcome have been had the remaining holdouts stepped forward?

Essay Topic 3

As Art and Gil head back to Bridger's Wells, what do they see in the distance? When they get closer, what do they realize? Who is directly involved in what is going on? What do most of the people who witness this believe when it is over? As a result, what do they allow to happen? What occurs shortly afterward as a result? What is the reason for this action? Who else follows suit? Why?

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