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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following families will NOT be able to plant their crops this year due to the damage from the wild horses?
(a) Varner.
(b) Armstid.
(c) Tull.
(d) Littlejohn.

3. What is Hipps' response to the heckler who shouts that Hipps is trying to scam the town?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) He shouts back, causing a scene.
(c) He leaves the city.
(d) He punches him in the mouth.

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

5. Who does Ratcliff claim was the rightful owner of all the wild horses before the stampede?
(a) Varner.
(b) Hipps.
(c) No one.
(d) Snopes.

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

7. In what state do the two convicts live?
(a) Texas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Arkansas.

8. What does Hipps use to restrain the wild horses while he is transporting them to the auction?
(a) Rope and twine.
(b) He does not restrain them.
(c) Barbed wire.
(d) Wood beams.

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

10. How much money is Flem Snopes ordered to pay back to the Armstid family?
(a) None of the money owed.
(b) Half of the money owed.
(c) One-quarter of the money owed.
(d) All of the money owed.

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

12. What do the farmers believe is the biggest benefit of purchasing a Texas horse?
(a) They are cheap.
(b) They live long lives.
(c) They are strong.
(d) They are easily broken.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Henry's body is broken during the wild horse stampede?

2. Who or what does the tall convict blame for motivating him in crime?

3. How much is the gift worth that Snopes gives to Henry's wife?

4. Which of the following medical disorders does the doctor believe the convict suffers from?

5. What does Hipp use to cover up the wound he receives wrangling horses?

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