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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mattie sends Yarnell back with her father’s body in Chapter 2, she tells him to have who put the body in a better coffin?
(a) William Waters.
(b) Rutherford B. Hayes.
(c) Mr. MacDonald.
(d) Mr. Myers.

2. Where did Yarnell Poindexter later become a prosperous house painter, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?
(a) Detroit, Michigan.
(b) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Dallas, Texas.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

3. The sheriff tells Mattie in Chapter 2 that they think Tom Chaney was in with whose party that robbed a mail hack?
(a) Bloody Bill Anderson’s party.
(b) Mr. Bloodworth’s party.
(c) Lucky Ned Pepper’s party.
(d) L.T. Quinn’s party.

4. Mattie says in Chapter 2, “I thought then and still think that Fort Smith ought to be in” what state, as opposed to Arkansas?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Arizona.

5. What song does the preacher lead the men about to be hung in as Mattie watches in Chapter 2?
(a) Saving Grace.
(b) End of the Road.
(c) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(d) Amazing Grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mattie Ross when she leaves home to avenge her father’s murder in the novel?

2. What is the name of the hangman in Chapter 2?

3. Who does the sheriff describe in Chapter 2 as “a pitiless man, double-tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking”?

4. How old does Mattie describe Tom Chaney as being in Chapter 1?

5. In what county is Dardanelle located?

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