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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Yarnell Poindexter later become a prosperous house painter, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) Denver, Colorado.
(d) Detroit, Michigan.

2. Rooster Cogburn lives in a small room in back of what in Chapter 3?
(a) A funeral home.
(b) Chinese grocery store.
(c) The town library.
(d) A church.

3. Where was Mattie’s father killed, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) Fort Smith, Arkansas.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) St Louis, Missouri.
(d) Houston, Texas.

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

5. What was the name of Mattie’s father?
(a) Frank Ross.
(b) Matthew Ross.
(c) Jacob Ross.
(d) Alfred Ross.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tom Chaney kill Mattie’s father, according to Mattie’s narrative in Chapter 1?

2. What stock trader does Mattie’s father go to see in Fort Smith in Chapter 1?

3. What newspaper does Mattie mention that publishes a delinquent tax list every year in Chapter 3?

4. What does Mattie say the two policemen at the city police station were doing when she and Yarnell arrived to speak with them in Chapter 2?

5. How much money does Mattie tell Colonel Stonehill that she wants for “Papa’s saddle horse that was stolen” in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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