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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Mattie Ross when she leaves home to avenge her father’s murder in the novel?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

3. What stock trader does Mattie’s father go to see in Fort Smith in Chapter 1?
(a) Bloody Bill Anderson.
(b) Rooster Cogburn.
(c) Mr. MacDonald.
(d) Colonel Stonehill.

4. In what county is Dardanelle located?
(a) Hot Spring County.
(b) Independence County.
(c) Hempstead County.
(d) Yell County.

5. Mattie states in Chapter 1 that Tom Chaney said he was from where?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie describes the undertaker that she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body as being what in Chapter 2?

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

3. Yarnell Poindexter is described as a freeborn black man from where?

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

5. By what nickname does Mattie refer to Texas in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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