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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bear, Pages 244 - 301.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state is Buck Hipps from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

2. What sound does the tall convict hear that startles him as he is moving through the camp?
(a) The wind blowing through the trees.
(b) The silence of nature.
(c) The rocks tumbling down the mountain.
(d) The rushing river.

3. Who or what does the tall convict blame for motivating him in crime?
(a) The devil.
(b) Comic books.
(c) His parents.
(d) Alcohol.

4. What part of Hipps' clothing outfit is split in half by a wild horse during the auction?
(a) His hat.
(b) His vest.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His pants.

5. What part of the tall convict is injured when his boat overturns in the water?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His head.
(c) His hands.
(d) His leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the war that ended slavery in the South?

2. What does the convict want to take aboard the gruff man's boat that is not allowed?

3. Which of the following characters has a premonition about Sam's death, which he finds deeply disturbing?

4. Where is the fatal wound that strikes down Old Ben?

5. Who, of all the farmers, is the only person to question whether or not Hipps is running a scam?

(see the answer key)

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