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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) 640.
(b) 160.
(c) 320.
(d) 480.

2. What was the name of the man who kidnapped Yarnell Poindexter and brought him to Arkansas just before the war?
(a) Mr. James.
(b) Mr. MacDonald.
(c) Mr. Myers.
(d) Mr. Bloodworth.

3. 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) Jerry Vick.
(c) L.T. Quinn.
(d) Mr. James.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie states in Chapter 1 that Tom Chaney said he was from where?

2. What kind of gun does Mattie describe Tom Chaney carrying in Chapter 1?

3. The gold pieces that Mattie’s father carried in his clothes were a wedding gift from Mattie’s grandfather named what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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