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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Old Man, Pages 148 - 184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ratcliff claim was the rightful owner of all the wild horses before the stampede?
(a) Varner.
(b) No one.
(c) Snopes.
(d) Hipps.

2. Which of the following characters is trampled in the wild horse stampede as the farmers attempt to wrangle them after the auction?
(a) Henry.
(b) Eck.
(c) Snopes.
(d) Wallstreet.

3. How many people did the tall convict kill during his robbery?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

4. Why does Doctor Varner still believe the horses were a good purchase, even though they all got away?
(a) Because they taught the farmers a financial lesson.
(b) Because they provided a good laugh.
(c) Because they provided good exercise for their owners.
(d) Because they brought him business.

5. How does the doctor react when he learns the truth about the convict's past?
(a) He is saddened.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He is terrified.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal does the convict compare the newborn baby to?

2. Which of the following beverages does the doctor aboard the steamboat urge the convict to drink?

3. What does the fat convict claim he grabbed onto in order to save himself when his boat overturned?

4. In which case does the judge cite an obscure law in which, "the ownership of a commodity is not transferred unless there is the exchange of some money"?

5. What does the convict use as an oar for the boat when he loses the real one?

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