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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the sheriff describe in Chapter 2 as “a pitiless man, double-tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking”?
(a) Owen Hardy.
(b) Emmett Quincy.
(c) George Maledon.
(d) Rooster Cogburn.

2. Mattie is surprised to discover that the Indian wife of the storekeeper in Chapter 6 is of what religion?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Mormon.

3. What is the name of the storekeeper at the riverside store that Mattie, LaBoeuf and Rooster Cogburn stop at with the taunted mule in Chapter 6?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Bagby.
(c) Denny.
(d) Arnie.

4. When Mattie and Ranger LaBoeuf get into a disagreement in Chapter 4, Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie that earlier in the night he gave some thought to stealing what from her?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A piece of bread.

5. What Indian dish is on the fire that looks like hominy at the dugout in Chapter 6?
(a) Sofky.
(b) Tofu.
(c) Acorn mash.
(d) Venison stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ghost story does Mattie suggest telling around the campfire in Chapter 6?

2. Where does Mattie say that Rooster Cogburn has gone when she speaks with Ranger LaBoeuf at the boarding house in Chapter 4?

3. Approximately how much is the charge for embalming and the coffin for Mattie’s father in Chapter 2?

4. What does Rooster Cogburn do to the boys that were taunting the mule in Chapter 6?

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?

(see the answer key)

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