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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of gun does Mattie describe Tom Chaney carrying in Chapter 1?
(a) A Winchester rifle.
(b) A Remington revolver.
(c) A Henry rifle.
(d) A Mossberg shotgun.

2. What was the name of the man who kidnapped Yarnell Poindexter and brought him to Arkansas just before the war?
(a) Mr. MacDonald.
(b) Mr. Bloodworth.
(c) Mr. Myers.
(d) Mr. James.

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

4. By what nickname does Mattie refer to Texas in Chapter 1?
(a) The Granite State.
(b) The Lone Star State.
(c) Land of the Midnight Sun.
(d) Big Sky Country.

5. In what county is Dardanelle located?
(a) Independence County.
(b) Yell County.
(c) Hempstead County.
(d) Hot Spring County.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mattie Ross when she leaves home to avenge her father’s murder in the novel?

2. Mattie describes a noisy boy going through the crowd at the hanging and selling what?

3. 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?

4. Where has Lawyer Daggett gone to “try one of his steamboat suits” in the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What month was it “when the last of the cotton was sold” in Chapter 1?

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