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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which U.S. marshal does the sheriff say in Chapter 2 brings in prisoners alive and “believes even the worst of men is entitled to a fair shake”?
(a) L.T. Quinn.
(b) Emmett Quincy.
(c) Jerry Vick.
(d) Mr. James.

2. Who does the sheriff name as the best tracker and a half-breed Comanche in Chapter 2?
(a) Little Frank.
(b) Rooster Cogburn.
(c) George Garrett.
(d) William Waters.

3. How old is Mattie Ross when she leaves home to avenge her father’s murder in the novel?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 14.

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

5. Mattie describes the undertaker that she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body as being what in Chapter 2?
(a) A Scotsman.
(b) An Irishman.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) A Yankee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much cash did Tom Chaney steal from Mattie’s father in addition to the gold coins?

2. How long does the Indian struggle before he dies in the hanging in Chapter 2?

3. What was the name of Mattie’s father?

4. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, Yarnell Poindexter later died in the flu epidemic of what year?

5. 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?

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