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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tom Chaney kill Mattie’s father, according to Mattie’s narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) He strangled him.
(b) He stabbed him.
(c) He drowned him.
(d) He shot him.

2. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was a church member where?
(a) Ouachita Orthodox.
(b) Crawford Unitarian.
(c) Cumberland Presbyterian.
(d) Marion Catholic.

3. Which U.S. marshal does the sheriff say in Chapter 2 brings in prisoners alive and “believes even the worst of men is entitled to a fair shake”?
(a) Mr. James.
(b) Jerry Vick.
(c) Emmett Quincy.
(d) L.T. Quinn.

4. Mattie describes a noisy boy going through the crowd at the hanging and selling what?
(a) Burgers and fries.
(b) Peanuts and fudge.
(c) Hot dogs and fries.
(d) Popcorn and sodas.

5. What was the name of the man who kidnapped Yarnell Poindexter and brought him to Arkansas just before the war?
(a) Mr. James.
(b) Mr. MacDonald.
(c) Mr. Bloodworth.
(d) Mr. Myers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around how many people have gathered to attend the hanging in Chapter 2?

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

3. What kind of gun does Mattie describe Tom Chaney carrying in Chapter 1?

4. Why did Papa take “it in his head to go to Fort Smith” after the last of the cotton was sold, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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