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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. 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 capsized ship.
(b) It is a small sand dune.
(c) It is an Indian burial mound.
(d) It is a dry levee.

2. Who is put in charge of ensuring that the tall prisoner makes his way back to the prison and does not escape?
(a) No one.
(b) The deputy.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The governor.

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

4. Who was the fat convict most concerned with avoiding during his trial period?
(a) His victims.
(b) His accomplices.
(c) His family.
(d) His lawyers.

5. To whom is the tall convict narrating the story of what happened to him during the weeks he was away from prison?
(a) The warden.
(b) The fat convict.
(c) His diary.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does the governor decide to add to the tall convict's sentence for attempted escape?

2. Who does Ratcliff harass, thinking he knows the truth about the origins of the wild horses?

3. How long has the tall convict been incarcerated at the opening of the story?

4. How does Eck's horse die?

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

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