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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mattie claims in Chapter 3, “Papa used to say that the only friends we had down here right after the war were” whom?
(a) “The Indians and the cowboys.”
(b) “The carpetbagger Republicans.”
(c) “The English Republicans in Chicago.”
(d) “The Irish Democrats in New York.”

3. The sheriff tells Mattie in Chapter 2 that the reason he’s not hunting for Tom Chaney is because he has no authority where and that now Chaney is the business of the U.S. marshals?
(a) Hot Spring County.
(b) In a National Park.
(c) The Indian Nation.
(d) The State of Texas.

4. How much does Mattie pay to stay at the Monarch boarding house per night in Chapter 2?
(a) 75 cents.
(b) 45 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 90 cents.

5. What is Mattie’s sister’s name in the novel?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Mary.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Veronica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie says in Chapter 3, “About the only outlaws in our country who ever went to Federal Court were "moonshiners" like” who?

2. Mattie describes Rooster Cogburn as “an old one-eyed jasper that was built along the lines of” whom, in Chapter 3?

3. How far does Mattie say the distance was between their family stead and Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Chapter 1?

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

5. What is Rooster Cogburn’s real first name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mattie describe the execution of the Indian in Chapter 2?

2. What is the principle setting of the story? Where does Mattie’s family live?

3. How does Mattie describe Stonehill’s stock barn in Chapter 3?

4. How does Colonel Stonehill describe the plight of the U.S. marshal when he hears of Mattie’s story in Chapter 3?

5. What leads to Mattie’s disappointment when she speaks with the deputy marshal at the Federal Courthouse in Chapter 3?

6. What agreement do Mattie Ross and Colonel Stonehill reach regarding their settlement in Chapter 3?

7. What is revealed of Rooster Cogburn during the trial in Chapter 3?

8. How does the sheriff describe L.T. Quinn in Chapter 2?

9. How are the prisoners described that are to be hung in Chapter 2?

10. What does Mattie say in regards to the innocence or evil of animals in Chapter 3?

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