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

2. How old does Mattie describe Tom Chaney as being in Chapter 1?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 25.
(d) 19.

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

4. What is described as the highest point in Arkansas in Chapter 1?
(a) Mount McKinley.
(b) Mount Michigan.
(c) Mount Magazine.
(d) Mount Murphy.

5. How far does Mattie say the distance was between their family stead and Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Chapter 1?
(a) 70 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 120 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mattie says of her father in Chapter 1, “His head was full of” what?

3. What month was it “when the last of the cotton was sold” in Chapter 1?

4. In what county is Dardanelle located?

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

(see the answer key)

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