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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far does Mattie say the distance was between their family stead and Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Chapter 1?
(a) 70 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 120 miles.

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

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) Arizona.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Wyoming.

5. Mattie learns at the Federal Courthouse in Chapter 3 that the head marshal has gone where to deliver prisoners to the house of correction?
(a) Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(b) Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(c) Detroit, Michigan.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

6. 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) L.T. Quinn.
(b) Jerry Vick.
(c) Mr. James.
(d) Emmett Quincy.

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

8. What does Mattie say the two policemen at the city police station were doing when she and Yarnell arrived to speak with them in Chapter 2?
(a) Drinking coffee.
(b) Playing chess.
(c) Having a fistfight.
(d) Playing cards.

9. How much does the shipping cost to send Mattie’s father to Dardanelle in Chapter 2?
(a) $14.00.
(b) $5.25.
(c) $9.50.
(d) $2.75.

10. In his court testimony in Chapter 3, Rooster Cogburn states that who was killed?
(a) Governor Al Smith.
(b) Mr. Spotted-Gourd.
(c) Mr. James.
(d) John Wesley Hardin.

11. Who does Mattie share a room with at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 2?
(a) Theron Chelmsford.
(b) The Original Greaser Bob.
(c) Harold Permalee.
(d) Grandma Turner.

12. What newspaper does Mattie mention that publishes a delinquent tax list every year in Chapter 3?
(a) The Arkansas Gazette.
(b) The Chicago Chronicle.
(c) The Houston Weekly.
(d) The New York Times.

13. By what nickname does Mattie refer to Texas in Chapter 1?
(a) The Granite State.
(b) Land of the Midnight Sun.
(c) The Lone Star State.
(d) Big Sky Country.

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

15. In his court testimony in Chapter 3, Rooster Cogburn states that he has been a U.S. marshal for almost how many years?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the sheriff name as the best tracker and a half-breed Comanche in Chapter 2?

2. Mattie says of her father in Chapter 1, “His head was full of” what?

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

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

5. About how old does Mattie describe Rooster Cogburn as in Chapter 3?

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