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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how much is the charge for embalming and the coffin for Mattie’s father in Chapter 2?
(a) $40.
(b) $25.
(c) $60.
(d) $15.

2. 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?
(a) To buy some ponies.
(b) To do some gambling.
(c) To sell some gold.
(d) To clear his head.

3. What was the name of Mattie’s father?
(a) Alfred Ross.
(b) Frank Ross.
(c) Jacob Ross.
(d) Matthew Ross.

4. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was wounded in battle in the “terrible fight at Chickamauga up in the state of” what?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Illinois.

5. Mattie sees that Yarnell wants to attend the hanging, so she tells him that they’ll go but won’t tell whom in Chapter 2?
(a) Mattie’s brother.
(b) Mattie’s father.
(c) Mattie’s grandmother.
(d) Mattie’s mother.

6. How much money does Colonel Stonehill agree to give Mattie after haggling with her in Chapter 3?
(a) $420.
(b) $175.
(c) $550.
(d) $325.

7. What is Rooster Cogburn’s real first name in the novel?
(a) Reuben.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Fabian.
(d) Wilfred.

8. How much money does Mattie tell Colonel Stonehill that she wants for “Papa’s saddle horse that was stolen” in Chapter 3?
(a) $500.
(b) $200.
(c) $100.
(d) $300.

9. Mattie tells Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 3 that her family sold their early cotton in Little Rock to whom?
(a) Marcus Brothers.
(b) Smith and Sons.
(c) Barnes and Son.
(d) Woodson Brothers.

10. Where has Lawyer Daggett gone to “try one of his steamboat suits” in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Kalispell.
(b) Butte.
(c) Billings.
(d) Helena.

11. What is the name of the hangman in Chapter 2?
(a) Farrell Permalee.
(b) George Maledon.
(c) William Waters.
(d) Mr. Spotted-Gourd.

12. Who does the sheriff name as the best tracker and a half-breed Comanche in Chapter 2?
(a) William Waters.
(b) Rooster Cogburn.
(c) George Garrett.
(d) Little Frank.

13. What is described as the highest point in Arkansas in Chapter 1?
(a) Mount Michigan.
(b) Mount Murphy.
(c) Mount McKinley.
(d) Mount Magazine.

14. What song does the preacher lead the men about to be hung in as Mattie watches in Chapter 2?
(a) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) Saving Grace.
(d) End of the Road.

15. Where was Mattie’s father killed, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) Fort Smith, Arkansas.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) St Louis, Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the shipping cost to send Mattie’s father to Dardanelle in Chapter 2?

2. Where does Mattie tell Rooster Cogburn her mother’s family lives in Chapter 3?

3. How many men does Rooster Cogburn claim to have killed in his years as a U.S. marshal in Chapter 3?

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

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

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