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

2. What state is Buck Hipps from?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

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

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

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"?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Possums.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What crime(s) did the fat convict plead guilty to during his trial?

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

4. What caused the massive flood in Louisiana at the time of the convict's transportation?

5. Which of the following characters is trampled in the wild horse stampede as the farmers attempt to wrangle them after the auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many of the wild horses escape from the corral at the end of the auction, and what is the farmer's reaction to this number?

2. What happens when Mrs. Armsted arrives at Snopes' store to collect the money she is owed from the horse auction?

3. What is the general reaction to the judgment against Snopes in the courtroom?

4. In addition to the case brought up against Snopes, what other charges were pressed in the Mississippi town after the wild horse stampede?

5. What is Ratcliff's reaction to Hipps' arrival in Mississippi?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Hipps get the auction of his horses started?

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