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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Colonel Stonehill refer to Arkansas as in Chapter 5?
2. What does Rooster Cogburn do to the boys that were taunting the mule in Chapter 6?
3. At what time does Mattie go to the stock barn and exchange her release for the cash from Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 5?
4. When Mattie complains in Chapter 6, LaBoeuf says, “You are lucky to be traveling in a place where a spring is so handy. In my country you can ride for days and see no” what?
5. By what initials are the railroad tracks called that Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster Cogburn are headed toward in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What concerns does LaBoeuf voice about the campfire when the group first stops for the night in Chapter 6?
2. 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?
3. What does Quincy do when Moon begins to break and tell what he knows in Chapter 6? What ensues?
4. What reasons does Rooster Cogburn give Mattie for why she cannot accompany him on his mission in Chapter 5?
5. What news of Lucky Ned’s gang has Rooster Cogburn learned from Bagby in Chapter 6?
6. What does Rooster do to the boys and mule when Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster arrive at the store in Chapter 6?
7. What is Rooster Cogburn’s response when Mattie asks him if he thinks President Hayes will commute Odus Wharton’s sentence in Chapter 5?
8. What are the boys doing outside the store when Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster arrive in the beginning of Chapter 6?
9. What opinions does Mattie assert regarding prohibition in Chapter 4?
10. What information does LaBoeuf relate to Mattie about his profession and assignment in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and analyze the narrative style of True Grit. Is the story related in past, present, or future tense? Who is the narrator? Why do you think the narrator chose this point of view? How would the story differ if the narrative style changed?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the Harrison Narcotics Law and the Volstead Act. Mattie Ross praises both of these laws in Chapter 4. When were they both enacted? What did the laws entail? What politicians does Mattie Ross discuss in regard to prohibition in Chapter 4? What role did these individuals play historically in prohibition?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character of Frank Ross in the narrative and describe the circumstances of Frank’s death. How does Mattie describe her father? Do you think they had a close relationship? Do you think that Mattie relates more to her mother or her father? Why?
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