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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the convict want to take aboard the gruff man's boat that is not allowed?
(a) His own boat.
(b) A knife.
(c) The woman.
(d) The baby.

3. Which of the following characters states that, "If a man can't take care of himself in a trade, he can't blame the man that trims him"?
(a) Varner.
(b) Snopes.
(c) Ratcliff.
(d) Hipps.

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

5. According to the court, who is entitled to the body of Eck's dead horse?
(a) Snopes.
(b) Eck.
(c) Tull.
(d) Hipps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character sarcastically tells the farmers to, "go buy something else that will kill you"?

3. What was the tall convict convicted of robbing when he was sent to prison?

4. What does the fat convict claim he grabbed onto in order to save himself when his boat overturned?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Snopes end up with five dollars in his hand at the end of the auction?

2. What reaction does Doctor Varner have to the news that there has been a wild horse stampede in town?

3. What crime was the tall convict convicted of committing?

4. What happens when the boat overturns that the tall and fat convicts are paddling down the river?

5. How is Wallstreet almost injured while helping to prepare the wild horses for their auction?

6. What are Eck's expectations when he enters the court on the day of his trial?

7. What happens when Eck's horse comes into contact with the Littlejohn house?

8. How does the story of "The Old Man" open?

9. Why does Henry get into a shouting match with his wife at the horse auction?

10. What story does the tall convict tell the fat convict about his intentions while away from prison?

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