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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. After their argument in Chapter 4, Mattie says of Ranger LaBoeuf, “He was angered and thus he left me, clanking away in all his” what?
(a) “Louisiana trappings.”
(b) “Texas trappings.”
(c) “Golden armor.”
(d) “Arkansas trappings.”

2. What does Mattie hold over the fire to threaten Rooster Cogburn into agreeing to let her go with him in Chapter 5?
(a) His expense sheets.
(b) His bible.
(c) His badge.
(d) His wallet.

3. Where does Mattie say that Rooster Cogburn has gone when she speaks with Ranger LaBoeuf at the boarding house in Chapter 4?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Little Rock.

4. What is the name of the night watchman at Colonel Stonehill’s barn when Mattie stays the night in Chapter 5?
(a) Jack.
(b) Toby.
(c) Ben.
(d) Steve.

5. Mattie says in Chapter 5 that men will live like what “if they are left alone”?
(a) Billy goats.
(b) Marmots.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Otters.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Mattie go to the stock barn and exchange her release for the cash from Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Mattie say her father took her and her brother coon hunting last summer in Chapter 5?

3. Colonel Stonehill tells Mattie in Chapter 5 that Rooster Cogburn “rode by the light of the moon with Quantrill and” who?

4. Where in Louisiana does Ranger LaBoeuf say Tom Chaney dallies before turning up at Mattie’s father’s place in Chapter 4?

5. By what mountains do Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster Cogburn stop to let their horses drink from a stream in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the boys doing outside the store when Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster arrive in the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. What does Rooster do to the boys and mule when Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster arrive at the store in Chapter 6?

3. What information does LaBoeuf relate to Mattie about Tom Chaney’s history in Chapter 4?

4. How does Mattie describe the pony she picks out to purchase at Stonehill’s barn in Chapter 5? What does she remark about his legs?

5. What is Rooster Cogburn’s response when he hears of the reward offered for Tom Chaney by the state of Texas?

6. What book does Mattie describe reading to Grandma Turner while she’s sick in Chapter 4?

7. What obstacles does the snow present as Mattie, Rooster, and LaBoeuf travel in Chapter 6?

8. What opinions does Mattie assert regarding prohibition in Chapter 4?

9. How does Mattie describe Ranger LaBoeuf’s appearance when he arrives at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 4?

10. What “grub” has Rooster Cogburn brought along for the trip, according to Mattie in Chapter 6?

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