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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lawyer’s name does Mattie threaten Colonel Stonehill with in Chapter 3?
(a) Lawyer M. Owen Hardy.
(b) Lawyer T. Emmett Quincy.
(c) Lawyer J. Noble Daggett.
(d) Lawyer D. Farrell Permalee.

2. 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?
(a) The State of Texas.
(b) Hot Spring County.
(c) In a National Park.
(d) The Indian Nation.

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

4. Mattie tells Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 3 that her family sold their early cotton in Little Rock to whom?
(a) Barnes and Son.
(b) Woodson Brothers.
(c) Marcus Brothers.
(d) Smith and Sons.

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?
(a) Mattie’s father.
(b) Mattie’s grandmother.
(c) Mattie’s mother.
(d) Mattie’s brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In his court testimony in Chapter 3, Rooster Cogburn states that he was traveling with a wagonload of criminals and how many other deputy marshals when the crime occurred?

4. 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”?

5. How far does Mattie say the distance was between their family stead and Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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