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

2. How much cash did Tom Chaney steal from Mattie’s father in addition to the gold coins?
(a) $55.
(b) $115.
(c) $80.
(d) $150.

3. 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) 160.
(b) 480.
(c) 640.
(d) 320.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The gold coins that were stolen from Mattie’s father were from where?

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

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

4. Yarnell Poindexter is described as a freeborn black man from where?

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

(see the answer key)

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