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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Mattie’s father killed, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) St Louis, Missouri.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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

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

4. What is described as the highest point in Arkansas in Chapter 1?
(a) Mount Michigan.
(b) Mount Murphy.
(c) Mount Magazine.
(d) Mount McKinley.

5. 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?
(a) To do some gambling.
(b) To clear his head.
(c) To sell some gold.
(d) To buy some ponies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mattie’s father?

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

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

4. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was a church member where?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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