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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. How do the Cajun man and the convict split the earnings from their hunting catches?
(a) 50/50.
(b) 60/40.
(c) 80/20.
(d) 70/30.

2. How do the farmers describe the process of wrangling their horses after the auction to take them home?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Boring.
(d) Unpleasant.

3. What type of landscape do the prisoners live and work in?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A plantation.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A desert.

4. Which of the following Snopes men is constantly compared to an animal?
(a) IO Snopes.
(b) Flem Snopes.
(c) Ad Snopes.
(d) Eck Snopes.

5. What is the name of the law that prohibits a man from transporting a woman across state lines?
(a) The Mann Act.
(b) The Freedom Act.
(c) The Marriage Act.
(d) The Chattel Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Littlejohn hit the wild horse over the head with, sending it running back into the streets?

2. What sound does the tall convict hear that startles him as he is moving through the camp?

3. Where does Henry's wife confront Snopes about the money she is owed from the horse auction?

4. Why must the Cajun man and the convict move on from the small hut near the water?

5. What color are the uniforms the group of men in Louisiana are wearing, leading the convict to believe they are police officers?

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