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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tom Chaney kill Mattie’s father, according to Mattie’s narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) He shot him.
(b) He strangled him.
(c) He stabbed him.
(d) He drowned him.

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

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

4. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, Yarnell Poindexter later died in the flu epidemic of what year?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1897.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie says of her father in Chapter 1, “His head was full of” what?

2. Where did Yarnell Poindexter later become a prosperous house painter, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?

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

4. How old is Mattie Ross when she leaves home to avenge her father’s murder in the novel?

5. By what nickname does Mattie refer to Texas in Chapter 1?

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