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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the massive flood in Louisiana at the time of the convict's transportation?
(a) A waterfall gone off course.
(b) Snow melting in the rivers.
(c) A levee breaking.
(d) A hurricane.

2. How does Hipps transport the horses to Mississippi?
(a) By airplane.
(b) By foot.
(c) By train.
(d) By wagon.

3. Who, of all the farmers, is the only person to question whether or not Hipps is running a scam?
(a) Eck.
(b) Ratcliff.
(c) Wallstreet.
(d) Heathcliff.

4. What color is the cross on the flag that the convict and the refugee board once they leave their island?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. Who does Ratcliff claim is directly responsible for the damages the Tull family incurred as a result of the wild horse stampede?
(a) Hipps.
(b) Tull.
(c) Flem.
(d) Eck.

6. What part of the tall convict is injured when his boat overturns in the water?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His head.
(c) His leg.
(d) His hands.

7. Which of the following characters is trampled in the wild horse stampede as the farmers attempt to wrangle them after the auction?
(a) Eck.
(b) Snopes.
(c) Henry.
(d) Wallstreet.

8. How long was the tall convict away from prison before he finally returned?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

9. How do the farmers describe the process of wrangling their horses after the auction to take them home?
(a) Boring.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Frightening.

10. How much money does the court claim Flem Snopes stole from the Armstid family?
(a) Four dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

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

12. How does Hipps feel about Mississippi as he drives away after the auction?
(a) He will continue doing business there.
(b) He will never return there.
(c) He is apathetic to the state as a whole.
(d) He would like to move his family there.

13. What does the convict use to cut the baby's umbilical cord when it is born?
(a) A piece of tin.
(b) A knife.
(c) A sharp rock.
(d) A scissors.

14. Which of the following medical disorders does the doctor believe the convict suffers from?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) Hypochondria.
(c) Hemophelia.
(d) Hermaphroditism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Buck Hipps from?

2. What is the name of Eck Snopes' son?

3. Which of the following adjectives does Hipps use to describe the temperament of his wild horses?

4. How many people did the tall convict kill during his robbery?

5. Where do the wild horses cut Hipp during a fight?

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