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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The gold coins that were stolen from Mattie’s father were from where?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Washington.
(c) Idaho.
(d) California.

2. In Mattie’s letter from Lawyer Daggett in Chapter 5, he relates that who was pressed into service to preach at Mattie’s father’s funeral?
(a) Owen Hardy.
(b) Governor Al Smith.
(c) Mr. MacDonald.
(d) William Waters.

3. Of what does Ranger LaBoeuf say in Chapter 4 that it “is sordid and dangerous and is best left in the hands of men who know the work”?
(a) “Bank robberies.”
(b) “Executions.”
(c) “Criminal investigation.”
(d) “Jury trials.”

4. Where does Quincy claim they got the horses in Chapter 6 when questioned about them by Rooster?
(a) El Paso.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Fort Gibson.
(d) Little Rock.

5. When Mattie and Ranger LaBoeuf get into a disagreement in Chapter 4, Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie that earlier in the night he gave some thought to stealing what from her?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A gold coin.
(d) A lock of hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mattie say that Rooster Cogburn has gone when she speaks with Ranger LaBoeuf at the boarding house in Chapter 4?

2. What song does the preacher lead the men about to be hung in as Mattie watches in Chapter 2?

3. As he dies, one of the thieves tells Rooster in Chapter 6 that Ned and his gang are planning to rob whom tonight?

4. About how old is Ranger LaBoeuf when Mattie describes his arrival in Chapter 4?

5. What food item does Mattie describe in Chapter 6 as “balls of what I would call hot-water cornbread”?

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