1. What is the name of the hangman in Chapter 2?
(a) William Waters.
(b) George Maledon.
(c) Mr. Spotted-Gourd.
(d) Farrell Permalee.

2. How old is Mattie Ross when she leaves home to avenge her father’s murder in the novel?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

3. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was wounded in battle in the “terrible fight at Chickamauga up in the state of” what?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Virginia.

4. What month was it “when the last of the cotton was sold” in Chapter 1?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) February.

5. By what nickname does Mattie refer to Texas in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Sky Country.
(b) The Lone Star State.
(c) Land of the Midnight Sun.
(d) The Granite State.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Mattie describes a noisy boy going through the crowd at the hanging and selling what?

3. Where was Mattie’s father killed, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?

4. Who does Mattie say “watched all his hangings from an upper window in the Courthouse” in Chapter 2?

5. How far does Mattie say the distance was between their family stead and Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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