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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. How does the convict feel about the impending delivery of the pregnant refugee's baby?
(a) He is disgusted by it.
(b) He is apathetic to it.
(c) He is excited by it.
(d) He is confused by it.

2. Which of the following families is considered the most dishonest family in Mississippi by the townsfolk?
(a) The Hipps.
(b) The Tull.
(c) The Armstids.
(d) The Snopses.

3. 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 loaf of bread.
(b) A lantern.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A litter of puppies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the law that prohibits a man from transporting a woman across state lines?

2. What color are the uniforms the group of men in Louisiana are wearing, leading the convict to believe they are police officers?

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

4. What is Eck's expectation when he enters the court to defend himself against Tull?

5. What color is the cross on the flag that the convict and the refugee board once they leave their island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Hipps treat the wild horses that he brings in from Texas to sell in Mississippi?

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

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

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