View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mattie share a room with at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 2?
(a) The Original Greaser Bob.
(b) Grandma Turner.
(c) Theron Chelmsford.
(d) Harold Permalee.

2. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was a church member where?
(a) Crawford Unitarian.
(b) Cumberland Presbyterian.
(c) Ouachita Orthodox.
(d) Marion Catholic.

3. Around how many people have gathered to attend the hanging in Chapter 2?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

4. Yarnell Poindexter is described as a freeborn black man from where?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Montana.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Michigan.

5. How long does the Indian struggle before he dies in the hanging in Chapter 2?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the man who kidnapped Yarnell Poindexter and brought him to Arkansas just before the war?

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

3. What is the name of the hangman in Chapter 2?

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

5. What song does the preacher lead the men about to be hung in as Mattie watches in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 197 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample