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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Mattie’s father?
(a) Frank Ross.
(b) Alfred Ross.
(c) Jacob Ross.
(d) Matthew Ross.

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

3. The gold coins that were stolen from Mattie’s father were from where?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

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

5. What stock trader does Mattie’s father go to see in Fort Smith in Chapter 1?
(a) Bloody Bill Anderson.
(b) Mr. MacDonald.
(c) Colonel Stonehill.
(d) Rooster Cogburn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father had how many acres of “good bottom land on the south bank of the Arkansas River?

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

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

5. What is described as the highest point in Arkansas in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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