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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. How does Hipps transport the horses to Mississippi?
(a) By wagon.
(b) By airplane.
(c) By foot.
(d) By train.

2. How long has the tall convict been incarcerated at the opening of the story?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 12 years.

3. What caused the massive flood in Louisiana at the time of the convict's transportation?
(a) A levee breaking.
(b) Snow melting in the rivers.
(c) A waterfall gone off course.
(d) A hurricane.

4. Who swears that they saw Flem Snopes return the Armstid money to Hipps before he skipped town?
(a) Snope's family.
(b) Henry Armstid.
(c) Doctor Varner.
(d) Wallstreet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the doctor react when he learns the truth about the convict's past?

2. Which of the following characters is considered to be an alcoholic?

3. Who does the dog, Lion, belong to?

4. What does the convict use as an oar for the boat when he loses the real one?

5. What does the convict want to take aboard the gruff man's boat that is not allowed?

(see the answer key)

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