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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 airplane.
(b) By train.
(c) By wagon.
(d) By foot.

2. How much does Eck bid on the first horse in the auction?
(a) Eight dollars.
(b) Eleven dollars.
(c) Two dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

3. What does Hipp use to cover up the wound he receives wrangling horses?
(a) Torn cloth.
(b) Orange paint.
(c) Axle grease.
(d) Wet leaves.

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

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

6. 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 a small sand dune.
(b) It is an Indian burial mound.
(c) It is a dry levee.
(d) It is a capsized ship.

7. 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?
(a) A lantern.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A litter of puppies.
(d) A loaf of bread.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Eck's son do to help get the horses ready for the auction?
(a) He grooms them.
(b) He feeds them.
(c) He exercises them.
(d) He waters them.

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

14. What changes the judge's mind about how much money Eck owes Tull for his damages?
(a) The fact that Tull does not blame Eck for the damages.
(b) The fact that the horse was free.
(c) The fact that Hipps has split town.
(d) The fact that Eck has no assets.

15. How do the wild horses react when they are released in the auction pen?
(a) They are peaceful.
(b) They are scared.
(c) They are wild.
(d) They are confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, of all the farmers, is the only person to question whether or not Hipps is running a scam?

2. How does Hipps feel about Mississippi as he drives away after the auction?

3. Where does Henry's wife confront Snopes about the money she is owed from the horse auction?

4. What gift does Snopes give to Henry's wife as a peace offering?

5. Which of the following animals is NOT one that the convict hunts to feed the refugee woman while they are living on their "island"?

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