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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Mattie pay for one of Colonel Stonehill’s ponies in Chapter 5?
(a) $32.
(b) $25.
(c) $18.
(d) $7.

2. After their argument in Chapter 4, Mattie says of Ranger LaBoeuf, “He was angered and thus he left me, clanking away in all his” what?
(a) “Texas trappings.”
(b) “Louisiana trappings.”
(c) “Golden armor.”
(d) “Arkansas trappings.”

3. What does Rooster Cogburn do to the boys that were taunting the mule in Chapter 6?
(a) He throws mule dung at them.
(b) He pours a spittoon on them.
(c) He kicks them into the mud.
(d) He spanks them.

4. 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?
(a) Owen Hardy.
(b) William Waters.
(c) Mr. MacDonald.
(d) Governor Al Smith.

5. At what time does Mattie go to the stock barn and exchange her release for the cash from Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 5?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

6. Where in Texas did Tom Chaney presumably kill a Texas senator?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Austin.
(d) Waco.

7. Mattie compares the mark on Tom Chaney’s face with whose in Chapter 4?
(a) Cain’s.
(b) Noah’s.
(c) Jesus’.
(d) Moses’.

8. How many horses do one of the thieves tell Rooster Ned requested at the dugout in Chapter 6?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

9. What kind of meat has Rooster Cogburn brought along for the “grub” in Chapter 6?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Beef jerky.
(c) Canned salmon.
(d) Salt pork.

10. 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) “Church officials.”
(c) “Poor people.”
(d) “Women and children.”

11. As he dies, one of the thieves tells Rooster in Chapter 6 that Ned and his gang are planning to rob whom tonight?
(a) Katy Flyer.
(b) John Wesley Hardin.
(c) Emmett Quincy.
(d) Judge Isaac Parker.

12. Who is the first person Rooster Cogburn recognizes hiding in the dugout in Chapter 6?
(a) George Garrett.
(b) Lucky Ned Pepper.
(c) L.T. Quinn.
(d) Emmett Quincy.

13. Rooster says that Ned Pepper used to work for whom in Chapter 6?
(a) Pig Satterfield.
(b) Mr. Burlingame.
(c) L.T. Quinn.
(d) Bloody Bill Anderson.

14. According to Mattie in Chapter 5, “Papa would not own a horse with more than one” what?
(a) “Sibling.”
(b) “Color.”
(c) “Eyeball.”
(d) “White leg.”

15. Rooster Cogburn learns from the storekeeper that Lucky Ned Pepper had been seen three days earlier with a robber called what in Chapter 6?
(a) Mist.
(b) Haze.
(c) Storm.
(d) Dusty.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Mattie remain sick and in bed at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 4?

2. Mattie is surprised to discover that the Indian wife of the storekeeper in Chapter 6 is of what religion?

3. What color hair is Ranger LaBoeuf described as having in Chapter 4?

4. What does LaBoeuf do when he ambushes Mattie at the end of Chapter 5?

5. Who does Rooster Cogburn tell Mattie is “fixing the eats” for their trip in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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