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

2. 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 Snopes.
(d) In the case against Tull.

3. What does the black prisoner tell the tall convict is the source of the sound he hears?
(a) The Young Man.
(b) The Old Woman.
(c) The Young Woman.
(d) The Old Man.

4. How old was the tall convict when he was first sent to prison?
(a) 21 years old.
(b) 17 years old.
(c) 23 years old.
(d) 19 years old.

5. 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 Eck has no assets.
(c) The fact that Hipps has split town.
(d) The fact that the horse was free.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the farmers describe the process of wrangling their horses after the auction to take them home?

2. Who does Snopes say has Henry's wife money, which is why he cannot return it to her?

3. What does the convict use to cut the baby's umbilical cord when it is born?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first thing the convict does when he is aboard the Red Cross steamboat?

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

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

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

6. How does Snopes treat Mrs. Armstid in court when she brings up a case against him?

7. 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?

8. What happens the firs time the convict attempts to turn himself into the police?

9. What interaction does the convict have with the first boat of survivors from the flood?

10. How is Mrs. Armstid described when she enters the courtroom to plead her case to the judge?

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