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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Colonel Stonehill refer to Arkansas as in Chapter 5?
(a) “The Bear State.”
(b) “The Peach State.”
(c) “The Land of Lincoln.”
(d) “The Show Me State.”

2. What lawyer’s name does Mattie threaten Colonel Stonehill with in Chapter 3?
(a) Lawyer D. Farrell Permalee.
(b) Lawyer J. Noble Daggett.
(c) Lawyer T. Emmett Quincy.
(d) Lawyer M. Owen Hardy.

3. Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie in Chapter 4, “Now I am of a mind to give you” what?
(a) “Five or six good licks with my belt.”
(b) “A crack with my whip.”
(c) “A bottle of whiskey.”
(d) “A toss in the river.”

4. The gold pieces that Mattie’s father carried in his clothes were a wedding gift from Mattie’s grandfather named what?
(a) Spurling.
(b) Emmett.
(c) George.
(d) Jerry.

5. 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) Lucky Ned Pepper’s party.
(c) Mr. Bloodworth’s party.
(d) L.T. Quinn’s party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Yarnell Poindexter later become a prosperous house painter, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?

2. How long does Rooster Cogburn say the sentence is for resisting a Federal officer in Chapter 6?

3. Mattie states in Chapter 1 that Tom Chaney said he was from where?

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

5. How long does the Indian struggle before he dies in the hanging in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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