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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bear, Pages 218 - 244.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While walking along the water, the convict finds a small hut raised up on what?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Levees.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Stilts.

2. How many of Old Ben's feet have been mangled by traps set by the hunters?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. Which of the following families does Ratcliff think does NOT have grounds for a lawsuit, due to the wild horses?
(a) Littlejohn.
(b) Tull.
(c) Snopes.
(d) Armstid.

4. What do the hunters catch on the boy's first hunting trip into the woods?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A bear.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A fox.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hipps' response to the heckler who shouts that Hipps is trying to scam the town?

2. Who is put in charge of ensuring that the tall prisoner makes his way back to the prison and does not escape?

3. How do the farmers describe the process of wrangling their horses after the auction to take them home?

4. Which of the following characters is trampled in the wild horse stampede as the farmers attempt to wrangle them after the auction?

5. When the convict and the refugee pass the first boat on the river, what is the gruff man aboard the boat holding in his hands?

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