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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie that Tom Chaney’s real name is what in Chapter 4?
(a) Owen Hardy.
(b) Emmett Quincy.
(c) Theron Chelmsford.
(d) Sterling Price.

2. Of what does Ranger LaBoeuf say in Chapter 4 that it “is sordid and dangerous and is best left in the hands of men who know the work”?
(a) “Criminal investigation.”
(b) “Jury trials.”
(c) “Executions.”
(d) “Bank robberies.”

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

4. How much money does LaBoeuf say the Bibbs family has put up for a reward for Tom Chaney in Chapter 5?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $5,000.

5. 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) “Arkansas trappings.”
(d) “Golden armor.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Rooster Cogburn arrange in a lariat around his bed in Chapter 6?

3. About how old are the boys that are taunting the poor mule at the store in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Rooster Cogburn tell the boys to claim cut Mr. Simmons’s mule loose in Chapter 6?

5. How much money does Ranger LaBoeuf say the Governor of Texas has put up for a reward for Tom Chaney in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the “dugout” described when Mattie, Rooster, and LaBoeuf arrive there in Chapter 6?

2. What is Rooster Cogburn’s response when he hears of the reward offered for Tom Chaney by the state of Texas?

3. What book does Mattie describe reading to Grandma Turner while she’s sick in Chapter 4?

4. 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?

5. What does Mattie do when Rooster Cogburn goes to grab her as they’re arguing about her going on the trip in Chapter 5?

6. What is Colonel Stonehill’s demeanor like when Mattie goes to see him with the paperwork in the beginning of Chapter 5?

7. What is Mattie’s reply when LaBoeuf asks her who she has hired to hunt down Tom Chaney in Chapter 4?

8. What information does LaBoeuf relate to Mattie about his profession and assignment in Chapter 4?

9. What opinions does Mattie assert regarding prohibition in Chapter 4?

10. What is Rooster Cogburn’s response when Mattie asks him if he thinks President Hayes will commute Odus Wharton’s sentence in Chapter 5?

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