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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 Art do that earns him the ire of one of the group?
2. Who recognizes the Mexican as Francisco Morez - a wanted man?
3. How did Gil refer to Rose over the winter with Art?
4. Who is the first to realize that he has been shot?
5. Where does Mr. Swanson come from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do the men believe that the rustlers and their cattle might have stopped for the night?
2. What makes Gil confront Tetley and why do they almost come to blows?
3. What was the argument that Martin has with Davies, and why was it so important that Martin was willing to risk further wrath from his executioners?
4. What does Sparks tell Art about as they wait in the shadows?
5. What does Martin beg the posse to do in order to give him and his men the benefit of the doubt?
6. When it is clear to Martin that the posse is not willing to help him to prove their innocence, what does Martin request?
7. What bothers Gil most about the posse and their intentions?
8. What group of riders heads the posse and what do they discover at the mountain path leading to the town of Pike's Hole?
9. What happens when the stage rides by the group on the mountain road to Pike's Hole?
10. What is unusual about the fact that Art would give Sparks his coat, and why would many men not have done so?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who comes to Art with a version of a confession? Why? What is so disturbing to him about the whole incident? How does he arrive at the conclusions that he does? What does he tell Art that he knew well in advance? Why did he not do anything about it? How does Art respond to the entire confession? What does he recommend? What conclusion do Art and Gil both reach? Why is that a paradox?
Essay Topic 2
Who arrives that sways the group to a more negative outlook? What is his background? Why does he automatically become the unofficial leader of the group? What information does he bring with him? How does that change the intentions of the group? What does Mapes do before the group leaves? Why does the judge disagree with this?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Art become concerned when Gil begins to win big at the poker tables? What does Art fear? Why does he join the game? What does he hope to accomplish by doing so? How effective is his plan? Why? What is Farnley's suggestion as he continues to lose? Does it help?
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