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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The gold pieces that Mattie’s father carried in his clothes were a wedding gift from Mattie’s grandfather named what?
(a) George.
(b) Spurling.
(c) Emmett.
(d) Jerry.

2. How much money does Mattie take with her when she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body in Chapter 2?
(a) $25.
(b) $60.
(c) $100.
(d) $40.

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

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

5. The gold coins that were stolen from Mattie’s father were from where?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Washington.
(c) California.
(d) Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Lawyer Daggett gone to “try one of his steamboat suits” in the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Where did Yarnell Poindexter later become a prosperous house painter, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?

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

4. In what county is Dardanelle located?

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

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