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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the black prisoner tell the tall convict is the source of the sound he hears?
(a) The Young Man.
(b) The Old Woman.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Young Woman.

2. How many people were killed during the fat convict's spree of crime?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

4. How does the doctor react when he learns the truth about the convict's past?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is saddened.
(d) He is terrified.

5. What was the fat convict convicted of stealing?
(a) A wallet.
(b) A painting.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A car.

6. What crime(s) did the fat convict plead guilty to during his trial?
(a) Armed Robbery.
(b) Kidnapping.
(c) Manslaughter.
(d) All of the above.

7. What does Mrs. Littlejohn hit the wild horse over the head with, sending it running back into the streets?
(a) A wooden spoon.
(b) A rolling pin.
(c) A frying pan.
(d) A washing board.

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

9. What type of animal does the convict compare the newborn baby to?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A snake.
(c) A fish.
(d) A chick.

10. How does Hipps feel about Mississippi as he drives away after the auction?
(a) He will continue doing business there.
(b) He would like to move his family there.
(c) He is apathetic to the state as a whole.
(d) He will never return there.

11. How does Eck feel about the verdict handed down to him by the judge in his case against Tull?
(a) He is dissatisfied.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is satisfied.

12. How does Tull feel about the verdict handed down by the judge regarding his case against Eck?
(a) He is dissatisfied.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is satisfied.

13. What does Eck's son do to help get the horses ready for the auction?
(a) He feeds them.
(b) He waters them.
(c) He grooms them.
(d) He exercises them.

14. How does the convict feel about the impending delivery of the pregnant refugee's baby?
(a) He is excited by it.
(b) He is apathetic to it.
(c) He is confused by it.
(d) He is disgusted by it.

15. Who does Ratcliff claim is directly responsible for the damages the Tull family incurred as a result of the wild horse stampede?
(a) Tull.
(b) Hipps.
(c) Flem.
(d) Eck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following articles of Mrs. Armstid's clothing is always described as "faded"?

3. Who is Hipps' partner in moving the horses to Mississippi?

4. To whom is the tall convict narrating the story of what happened to him during the weeks he was away from prison?

5. Which of the following animals is NOT one that the convict hunts to feed the refugee woman while they are living on their "island"?

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