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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the sheriff name as the best tracker and a half-breed Comanche in Chapter 2?
(a) Little Frank.
(b) George Garrett.
(c) Rooster Cogburn.
(d) William Waters.

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

3. Mattie describes the undertaker that she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body as being what in Chapter 2?
(a) A Yankee.
(b) A Scotsman.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) An Irishman.

4. Mattie describes a noisy boy going through the crowd at the hanging and selling what?
(a) Peanuts and fudge.
(b) Burgers and fries.
(c) Hot dogs and fries.
(d) Popcorn and sodas.

5. How old is Mattie Ross when she leaves home to avenge her father’s murder in the novel?
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie states in Chapter 1 that Tom Chaney said he was from where?

2. What was the name of Mattie’s father?

3. How much money does Mattie take with her when she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body in Chapter 2?

4. Why did Papa take “it in his head to go to Fort Smith” after the last of the cotton was sold, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?

5. Mattie sees that Yarnell wants to attend the hanging, so she tells him that they’ll go but won’t tell whom in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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