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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Mattie says of her father in Chapter 1, “His head was full of” what?
(a) “Compassion.”
(b) “Knowledge.”
(c) “Schemes.”
(d) “Bad jokes.”

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What stock trader does Mattie’s father go to see in Fort Smith in Chapter 1?

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

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

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