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

2. How are the prisoners transported from their prison to the army camp where they will be staying during the course of the flood?
(a) By train.
(b) By car.
(c) By airplane.
(d) By foot.

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

4. What gift does Snopes give to Henry's wife as a peace offering?
(a) A bag of grain.
(b) A gallon of milk.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A basket of eggs.

5. How does the doctor react when he learns the truth about the convict's past?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is saddened.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the true nature of the small island where the convict and the refugee live for the week after the baby is born?

2. How much money does Henry have to his name at the time he purchases his horse?

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

4. How does the judge in the Armstid case treat Flem Snopes?

5. How does Eck's horse die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What crime did the fat convict plead guilty to in court, and why?

2. How does the tall convict react to the army camp the prisoners are resettled to during the flood?

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

4. What happens when Eck's horse comes into contact with the Tull family?

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

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

7. How does the story of "The Old Man" open?

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

9. Toward the end of the trip on the steamboat, how does the Red Cross doctor treat the convict?

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

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