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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 police officers in Louisiana react when the convict attempts to turn himself in?
(a) They embrace him.
(b) They shoot at him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They laugh at him.

2. Which of the following beverages does the doctor aboard the steamboat urge the convict to drink?
(a) Water.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

3. Who or what does the tall convict blame for motivating him in crime?
(a) His parents.
(b) The devil.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Alcohol.

4. How does the convict react when he hears he must return to prison, this time with an extended sentence?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is outraged.
(c) He is pleased.
(d) He is confused.

5. What does the convict use to cut the baby's umbilical cord when it is born?
(a) A scissors.
(b) A knife.
(c) A sharp rock.
(d) A piece of tin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the tall convict consider escaping prison for the first time in his life?

2. What type of weapon does the Cajun man use while he is hunting?

3. How many people were killed during the fat convict's spree of crime?

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

5. What governmental rank does the man have whom the tall convict finally turns himself into?

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