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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ratcliff harass, thinking he knows the truth about the origins of the wild horses?
(a) Snopes.
(b) Eck.
(c) Armstid.
(d) Varner.

2. Who is Hipps' partner in moving the horses to Mississippi?
(a) Snopes.
(b) Ratcliff.
(c) Eck.
(d) Wallstreet.

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

4. Who does the heckler fear is in cahoots with Hipp running his scam?
(a) Snopes.
(b) Eck.
(c) Ratcliff.
(d) Mortimer.

5. How long is the sentence that the convict was sentenced to serve?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) 50 years.

6. What part of Henry's body is broken during the wild horse stampede?
(a) His nose.
(b) His leg.
(c) His arm.
(d) His rib.

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

8. Which of the following characters whittles wood in his spare time?
(a) Hipps.
(b) Flem.
(c) Wallstreet.
(d) Eck.

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

10. Who does Snopes say has Henry's wife money, which is why he cannot return it to her?
(a) Eck.
(b) Hipps.
(c) Varner.
(d) Wallstreet.

11. Where do the wild horses cut Hipp during a fight?
(a) His hand.
(b) His ear.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His shin.

12. Why does Doctor Varner still believe the horses were a good purchase, even though they all got away?
(a) Because they taught the farmers a financial lesson.
(b) Because they brought him business.
(c) Because they provided a good laugh.
(d) Because they provided good exercise for their owners.

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

14. What is the true nature of the small island where the convict and the refugee live for the week after the baby is born?
(a) It is an Indian burial mound.
(b) It is a dry levee.
(c) It is a small sand dune.
(d) It is a capsized ship.

15. What color is the cross on the flag that the convict and the refugee board once they leave their island?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who swears that they saw Flem Snopes return the Armstid money to Hipps before he skipped town?

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

3. How much money does Henry have to his name at the time he purchases his horse?

4. Which of the following families is considered the most dishonest family in Mississippi by the townsfolk?

5. How long has the tall convict been incarcerated at the opening of the story?

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