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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. What does Mattie name the pony that she buys from Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 5?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Little Blackie.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Thunder.

2. For how long does Mattie remain sick and in bed at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 4?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 day.

3. Mattie tells Ranger LaBoeuf in Chapter 4 that “the good people of Arkansas do not go easy on men who abuse” what?
(a) “Political appointees.”
(b) “Women and children.”
(c) “Church officials.”
(d) “Poor people.”

4. About how old are the boys that are taunting the poor mule at the store in Chapter 6?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 17.
(d) 6.

5. What is the name of the storekeeper at the riverside store that Mattie, LaBoeuf and Rooster Cogburn stop at with the taunted mule in Chapter 6?
(a) Denny.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Bagby.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ghost story does Mattie suggest telling around the campfire in Chapter 6?

2. As he dies, one of the thieves tells Rooster in Chapter 6 that Ned and his gang are planning to rob whom tonight?

3. In Mattie’s letter from Lawyer Daggett in Chapter 5, he relates that who was pressed into service to preach at Mattie’s father’s funeral?

4. When Mattie and Ranger LaBoeuf get into a disagreement in Chapter 4, Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie that earlier in the night he gave some thought to stealing what from her?

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. How is the “dugout” described when Mattie, Rooster, and LaBoeuf arrive there in Chapter 6?

2. What does LaBoeuf say of the likelihood for the Bibbs family to pay their proposed reward in Chapter 5?

3. What news of Lucky Ned’s gang has Rooster Cogburn learned from Bagby in Chapter 6?

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

5. What is LaBoeuf’s reply when Mattie asks him why Tom Chaney supposedly shot a Texas senator?

6. What do Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster do at the store when they arrive in the beginning of Chapter 6? Who is the storekeeper?

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

8. What information does LaBoeuf relate to Mattie about his profession and assignment in Chapter 4?

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

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

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