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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie says in Chapter 5 that men will live like what “if they are left alone”?
(a) Billy goats.
(b) Catfish.
(c) Marmots.
(d) Otters.

2. Mattie describes a noisy boy going through the crowd at the hanging and selling what?
(a) Hot dogs and fries.
(b) Popcorn and sodas.
(c) Burgers and fries.
(d) Peanuts and fudge.

3. How much money does Mattie tell Colonel Stonehill that she wants for “Papa’s saddle horse that was stolen” in Chapter 3?
(a) $100.
(b) $300.
(c) $500.
(d) $200.

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

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

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. How did Tom Chaney kill Mattie’s father, according to Mattie’s narrative in Chapter 1?

3. What does Colonel Stonehill refer to Arkansas as in Chapter 5?

4. What does Mattie say the two policemen at the city police station were doing when she and Yarnell arrived to speak with them in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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