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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Old Man, Pages 77 - 113.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sound does the tall convict hear that startles him as he is moving through the camp?
(a) The rushing river.
(b) The silence of nature.
(c) The wind blowing through the trees.
(d) The rocks tumbling down the mountain.

3. Where does Henry's wife confront Snopes about the money she is owed from the horse auction?
(a) At church.
(b) At the bank.
(c) At the grocery store.
(d) On the street.

4. Which of the following articles of Mrs. Armstid's clothing is always described as "faded"?
(a) Her skirt.
(b) Her bonnet.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) Her apron.

5. To whose home is Henry taken to recover from his injuries, due to the wild horses?
(a) Mrs. Littlejohn's.
(b) Flem Snopes'.
(c) Eck Snopes'.
(d) Doctor Varner's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of landscape do the prisoners live and work in?

2. In what state do the two convicts live?

3. 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"?

4. What does Hipp use to cover up the wound he receives wrangling horses?

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

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