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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which U.S. marshal does the sheriff say in Chapter 2 brings in prisoners alive and “believes even the worst of men is entitled to a fair shake”?
(a) Mr. James.
(b) Jerry Vick.
(c) L.T. Quinn.
(d) Emmett Quincy.

2. Who does Mattie say “watched all his hangings from an upper window in the Courthouse” in Chapter 2?
(a) Judge Isaac Parker.
(b) Mr. Burlingame.
(c) Governor Al Smith.
(d) George Garrett.

3. Mattie says in Chapter 2, “I noticed that the houses in Fort Smith were numbered but it was no city at all compared to” where?
(a) “Memphis.”
(b) “Biloxi.”
(c) “Branson.”
(d) “Little Rock.”

4. 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) 120 miles.
(d) 70 miles.

5. What is the name of the hangman in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Spotted-Gourd.
(b) Farrell Permalee.
(c) George Maledon.
(d) William Waters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the shipping cost to send Mattie’s father to Dardanelle in Chapter 2?

2. How long does the Indian struggle before he dies in the hanging in Chapter 2?

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

4. 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?

5. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father had how many acres of “good bottom land on the south bank of the Arkansas River?

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