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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie says in Chapter 2, “I noticed that the houses in Fort Smith were numbered but it was no city at all compared to” where?
(a) “Biloxi.”
(b) “Little Rock.”
(c) “Memphis.”
(d) “Branson.”

2. How old does Mattie describe Tom Chaney as being in Chapter 1?
(a) 22.
(b) 25.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

3. Who does Mattie say “watched all his hangings from an upper window in the Courthouse” in Chapter 2?
(a) Governor Al Smith.
(b) George Garrett.
(c) Judge Isaac Parker.
(d) Mr. Burlingame.

4. Who does Mattie share a room with at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 2?
(a) Harold Permalee.
(b) The Original Greaser Bob.
(c) Theron Chelmsford.
(d) Grandma Turner.

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?
(a) Hot Spring County.
(b) In a National Park.
(c) The State of Texas.
(d) The Indian Nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname does Mattie refer to Texas in Chapter 1?

2. How much does Mattie pay to stay at the Monarch boarding house per night in Chapter 2?

3. Where has Lawyer Daggett gone to “try one of his steamboat suits” in the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

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