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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the fat convict convicted of stealing?
(a) A painting.
(b) A wallet.
(c) A car.
(d) A loaf of bread.
2. How long was the tall convict away from prison before he finally returned?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two weeks.
3. Which of the following beverages does the doctor aboard the steamboat urge the convict to drink?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Milk.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Water.
4. How does Eck feel about the verdict handed down to him by the judge in his case against Tull?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is satisfied.
(d) He is dissatisfied.
5. How old was the tall convict when he was first sent to prison?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 23 years old.
(c) 21 years old.
(d) 19 years old.
6. What was the tall convict convicted of robbing when he was sent to prison?
(a) A liquor store.
(b) A museum.
(c) A train.
(d) A bank.
7. What is Hipps' response to the heckler who shouts that Hipps is trying to scam the town?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) He punches him in the mouth.
(c) He leaves the city.
(d) He shouts back, causing a scene.
8. Which of the following articles of Mrs. Armstid's clothing is always described as "faded"?
(a) Her skirt.
(b) Her apron.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) Her bonnet.
9. Who does Ratcliff claim was the rightful owner of all the wild horses before the stampede?
(a) No one.
(b) Hipps.
(c) Varner.
(d) Snopes.
10. How do the police officers in Louisiana react when the convict attempts to turn himself in?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They embrace him.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They shoot at him.
11. How much money does Henry have to his name at the time he purchases his horse?
(a) 500 dollars.
(b) 5 dollars.
(c) 50 dollars.
(d) 5000 dollars.
12. What color is the cross on the flag that the convict and the refugee board once they leave their island?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.
13. How does the judge in the Armstid case treat Flem Snopes?
(a) He ignores Snopes.
(b) He is rude to Snopes.
(c) He is furious with Snopes.
(d) He is kind to Snopes.
14. Which of the following characters is trampled in the wild horse stampede as the farmers attempt to wrangle them after the auction?
(a) Henry.
(b) Snopes.
(c) Wallstreet.
(d) Eck.
15. In which case does the judge cite an obscure law in which, "the ownership of a commodity is not transferred unless there is the exchange of some money"?
(a) In the case against Eck.
(b) In the case against Varner.
(c) In the case against Tull.
(d) In the case against Snopes.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the doctor react when he learns the truth about the convict's past?
2. When the convict and the refugee pass the first boat on the river, what is the gruff man aboard the boat holding in his hands?
3. How does Eck's horse die?
4. What does Eck's son do to help get the horses ready for the auction?
5. In what state does Hipps try to sell his wild horses?
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