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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 plans does the tall convict make with his lover, once he is released from prison?
(a) They plan to split up.
(b) They plan to move to Louisiana.
(c) They plan to have children.
(d) They plan to get married.

2. What does Ike claim has been the curse of the South?
(a) Native American relations.
(b) Slavery emancipation.
(c) Free hunting rights.
(d) Land ownership.

3. After leaving the Red Cross boat, what body of water do the convict and the refugee walk along?
(a) The Saint Louis Delta.
(b) The Plaster Creek.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Louisiana Bayou.

4. Which of the following objects will Old Ben allegedly never cross paths with?
(a) A cross.
(b) A pure heart.
(c) A feather.
(d) A gun.

5. What is Boon's last name?
(a) Mogganfeck.
(b) Fogganmeck.
(c) Bogganheck.
(d) Hogganbeck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the tall convict no longer required to serve the rest of his sentence from before the flood?

2. Which of the following weapons is used to kill Old Ben?

3. How do the convict and the Cajun man communicate?

4. What was the name of Carothers' favorite slave with whom he fathered a child?

5. How much money does Ike want to give to Fonsiba when he finds her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lion, and how does he react the first time he comes face-to-face with Old Ben?

2. Who is Ash?

3. What is the legend that surrounds Old Ben?

4. How do the hunters learn that Old Ben is not an indestructible force of nature?

5. What casualties are incurred while Old Ben is fighting for his life in the moments before his death?

6. How does the convict spend his time during the week he lives with the Cajun man?

7. How do Ike and McCaslin learn the dark truth of their family's history on the plantation?

8. How does Ike respond when he learns that he has inherited a large chunk of land from his father's will?

9. Who or what kills Major de Spain's colt?

10. Who does Ike visit with as he rides through the woods one last time?

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