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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ranger LaBoeuf is looking for Tom Chaney because he killed a senator in Texas named what?
(a) Mr. Jones.
(b) Mr. Bibbs.
(c) Mr. James.
(d) Mr. Adams.

2. Mattie sees that Yarnell wants to attend the hanging, so she tells him that they’ll go but won’t tell whom in Chapter 2?
(a) Mattie’s father.
(b) Mattie’s mother.
(c) Mattie’s brother.
(d) Mattie’s grandmother.

3. 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) “Executions.”
(b) “Bank robberies.”
(c) “Criminal investigation.”
(d) “Jury trials.”

4. Mattie describes Rooster Cogburn as “an old one-eyed jasper that was built along the lines of” whom, in Chapter 3?
(a) “Teddy Roosevelt.”
(b) “Thomas Jefferson.”
(c) “Grover Cleveland.”
(d) “Bulldog Smith.”

5. What is Mattie’s sister’s name in the novel?
(a) Veronica.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mattie sends Yarnell back with her father’s body in Chapter 2, she tells him to have who put the body in a better coffin?

2. How much cash did Tom Chaney steal from Mattie’s father in addition to the gold coins?

3. Who does the sheriff describe in Chapter 2 as “a pitiless man, double-tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking”?

4. What lawyer’s name does Mattie threaten Colonel Stonehill with in Chapter 3?

5. How much does the shipping cost to send Mattie’s father to Dardanelle in Chapter 2?

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