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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Old Man, Pages 77 - 113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hipps feel about Mississippi as he drives away after the auction?
(a) He would like to move his family there.
(b) He will continue doing business there.
(c) He will never return there.
(d) He is apathetic to the state as a whole.

2. How are the prisoners transported from their prison to the army camp where they will be staying during the course of the flood?
(a) By foot.
(b) By airplane.
(c) By car.
(d) By train.

3. Where does Henry's wife confront Snopes about the money she is owed from the horse auction?
(a) At church.
(b) On the street.
(c) At the grocery store.
(d) At the bank.

4. How much does Eck bid on the first horse in the auction?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Eight dollars.
(c) Two dollars.
(d) Eleven dollars.

5. Whose horse breaks away from the pen and charges into Mrs. Littlejohn's house?
(a) Eck's horse.
(b) Snopes' horse.
(c) Ratcliff's horse.
(d) Henry's horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people did the tall convict kill during his robbery?

2. What is Doctor Varner's first name?

3. Which of the following events does NOT occur when Eck's wild horse meets Tull's wagon on the street?

4. Which of the following articles of Mrs. Armstid's clothing is always described as "faded"?

5. How does Eck feel about the verdict handed down to him by the judge in his case against Tull?

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