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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Colonel Stonehill says in Chapter 3, “They told me this town was the be the” what of “the Southwest”?
(a) “Pittsburgh.”
(b) “Memphis.”
(c) “Buffalo.”
(d) “Chicago.”

2. How many men does Rooster Cogburn claim to have killed in his years as a U.S. marshal in Chapter 3?
(a) 23.
(b) 35.
(c) 14.
(d) 58.

3. What song does the preacher lead the men about to be hung in as Mattie watches in Chapter 2?
(a) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) Saving Grace.
(d) End of the Road.

4. Mattie says in Chapter 3, “About the only outlaws in our country who ever went to Federal Court were "moonshiners" like” who?
(a) “James Poindexter and Civil War criminals.”
(b) “Jimmie Jackson and his crew.”
(c) “Old man Jerry Vick and his boys.”
(d) “Jack Ross and the Mallory brothers.”

5. Where was Mattie’s father killed, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) Fort Smith, Arkansas.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) St Louis, Missouri.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What lawyer’s name does Mattie threaten Colonel Stonehill with in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the hangman in Chapter 2?

4. Who does Mattie say “watched all his hangings from an upper window in the Courthouse” in Chapter 2?

5. What was the name of Mattie’s father?

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