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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Mattie states in Chapter 1 that Tom Chaney said he was from where?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Utah.
(d) Louisiana.

5. In what county is Dardanelle located?
(a) Hempstead County.
(b) Independence County.
(c) Yell County.
(d) Hot Spring County.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Mattie describe Tom Chaney as being in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, Yarnell Poindexter later died in the flu epidemic of what year?

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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