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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. Who does Snopes say has Henry's wife money, which is why he cannot return it to her?
(a) Hipps.
(b) Varner.
(c) Eck.
(d) Wallstreet.

2. What does Hipp use to cover up the wound he receives wrangling horses?
(a) Wet leaves.
(b) Orange paint.
(c) Torn cloth.
(d) Axle grease.

3. What is the true nature of the small island where the convict and the refugee live for the week after the baby is born?
(a) It is a small sand dune.
(b) It is an Indian burial mound.
(c) It is a capsized ship.
(d) It is a dry levee.

4. How does the convict feel about the impending delivery of the pregnant refugee's baby?
(a) He is apathetic to it.
(b) He is disgusted by it.
(c) He is excited by it.
(d) He is confused by it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the fat convict convicted of stealing?

2. Who does Ratcliff claim is directly responsible for the damages the Tull family incurred as a result of the wild horse stampede?

3. How much does Eck bid on the first horse in the auction?

4. How does Eck's horse die?

5. Which of the following characters is trampled in the wild horse stampede as the farmers attempt to wrangle them after the auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry get into a shouting match with his wife at the horse auction?

2. Toward the end of the trip on the steamboat, how does the Red Cross doctor treat the convict?

3. What interaction does the convict have with the first boat of survivors from the flood?

4. What story does the tall convict tell the fat convict about his intentions while away from prison?

5. What are Eck's expectations when he enters the court on the day of his trial?

6. How many of the wild horses escape from the corral at the end of the auction, and what is the farmer's reaction to this number?

7. How does Hipps treat the wild horses that he brings in from Texas to sell in Mississippi?

8. What happens when the boat overturns that the tall and fat convicts are paddling down the river?

9. How is Wallstreet almost injured while helping to prepare the wild horses for their auction?

10. What reaction does Doctor Varner have to the news that there has been a wild horse stampede in town?

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