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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the tall convict convicted of robbing when he was sent to prison?
(a) A museum.
(b) A bank.
(c) A liquor store.
(d) A train.

8. Who was the fat convict most concerned with avoiding during his trial period?
(a) His family.
(b) His lawyers.
(c) His victims.
(d) His accomplices.

9. What type of landscape do the prisoners live and work in?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A plantation.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A desert.

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

11. In what state does Hipps try to sell his wild horses?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

12. What gift does Snopes give to Henry's wife as a peace offering?
(a) A bag of grain.
(b) A basket of eggs.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A gallon of milk.

13. How much money does Henry have to his name at the time he purchases his horse?
(a) 5000 dollars.
(b) 500 dollars.
(c) 50 dollars.
(d) 5 dollars.

14. Which of the following medical disorders does the doctor believe the convict suffers from?
(a) Hemophelia.
(b) Hermaphroditism.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Hypochondria.

15. Which of the following adjectives does Hipps use to describe the temperament of his wild horses?
(a) Clever.
(b) Wily.
(c) Tricky.
(d) Sly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eck's horse die?

2. Which of the following Snopes men is constantly compared to an animal?

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

4. Which character sarcastically tells the farmers to, "go buy something else that will kill you"?

5. Who does Ratcliff harass, thinking he knows the truth about the origins of the wild horses?

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