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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Eck Snopes' son?
(a) Heathcliff.
(b) Mortimer.
(c) Wallstreet.
(d) Regency.

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

3. Which of the following events does NOT occur when Eck's wild horse meets Tull's wagon on the street?
(a) Tull is severely injured.
(b) Tull's wife is frightenend.
(c) Tull's wagon is seriously damaged.
(d) Tull's son wrestles the horse to the ground.

4. Which of the following animals is NOT one that the convict hunts to feed the refugee woman while they are living on their "island"?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Fish.
(d) Possums.

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

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

7. Who, of all the farmers, is the only person to question whether or not Hipps is running a scam?
(a) Ratcliff.
(b) Eck.
(c) Heathcliff.
(d) Wallstreet.

8. What part of the tall convict is injured when his boat overturns in the water?
(a) His leg.
(b) His hands.
(c) His head.
(d) His stomach.

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

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

11. What part of Hipps' clothing outfit is split in half by a wild horse during the auction?
(a) His hat.
(b) His pants.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His vest.

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

13. 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.

14. 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) The warden.
(c) The fat convict.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people did the tall convict kill during his robbery?

3. 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"?

4. What does the black prisoner tell the tall convict is the source of the sound he hears?

5. How does the doctor react when he learns the truth about the convict's past?

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