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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the sheriff describe in Chapter 2 as “a pitiless man, double-tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking”?
(a) Emmett Quincy.
(b) George Maledon.
(c) Owen Hardy.
(d) Rooster Cogburn.

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

5. What was the name of the man who kidnapped Yarnell Poindexter and brought him to Arkansas just before the war?
(a) Mr. MacDonald.
(b) Mr. Bloodworth.
(c) Mr. Myers.
(d) Mr. James.

Short Answer Questions

1. The gold pieces that Mattie’s father carried in his clothes were a wedding gift from Mattie’s grandfather named what?

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

3. Approximately how much is the charge for embalming and the coffin for Mattie’s father in Chapter 2?

4. Who does Mattie share a room with at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 2?

5. The sheriff tells Mattie in Chapter 2 that the reason he’s not hunting for Tom Chaney is because he has no authority where and that now Chaney is the business of the U.S. marshals?

(see the answer key)

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