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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

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. For how long does Mattie remain sick and in bed at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 day.

3. When Mattie is sick in Chapter 4, Mrs. Floyd gives her what medication?
(a) Dr. Underwood’s Bile Activator.
(b) Pastor Stephen’s Cure All.
(c) Cowboy Jack’s Opiate Slurry.
(d) Dr. Arnold’s Nerve Tonic.

4. About how old is Ranger LaBoeuf when Mattie describes his arrival in Chapter 4?
(a) 28.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 22.

5. Mattie says in Chapter 2, “I thought then and still think that Fort Smith ought to be in” what state, as opposed to Arkansas?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Papa take “it in his head to go to Fort Smith” after the last of the cotton was sold, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?

2. Mattie claims in Chapter 3, “Papa used to say that the only friends we had down here right after the war were” whom?

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

4. How much money does Mattie take with her when she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body in Chapter 2?

5. What is Mattie served for breakfast by Mrs. Floyd in the beginning of Chapter 3?

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