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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father had how many acres of “good bottom land on the south bank of the Arkansas River?
(a) 320.
(b) 480.
(c) 160.
(d) 640.

2. How far does Mattie say the distance was between their family stead and Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Chapter 1?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 120 miles.
(c) 70 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

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

4. 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) Illinois.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Tennessee.

5. 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) Emmett Quincy.
(b) L.T. Quinn.
(c) Mr. James.
(d) Jerry Vick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mattie says in Chapter 2, “I thought then and still think that Fort Smith ought to be in” what state, as opposed to Arkansas?

3. What was the name of the man who kidnapped Yarnell Poindexter and brought him to Arkansas just before the war?

4. What song does the preacher lead the men about to be hung in as Mattie watches in Chapter 2?

5. How did Tom Chaney kill Mattie’s father, according to Mattie’s narrative in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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