1. How many times does Mattie say her revolver misfired when she tried to kill Chaney in Chapter 7?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 1 time.
(c) 6 times.
(d) 2 times.

2. Rooster says that Ned Pepper used to work for whom in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Burlingame.
(b) Bloody Bill Anderson.
(c) Pig Satterfield.
(d) L.T. Quinn.

3. Where does Rooster Cogburn stop and commandeer a wagon and team of mules when trying to get Mattie to a doctor in Chapter 7?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Poteau River.
(c) The Ouachita River.
(d) The Missouri River.

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

5. Who is the cashier’s check written out to that Ned asks Mattie to read for him in Chapter 7?
(a) George Garrett.
(b) Owen Hardy.
(c) Marshall Purvis.
(d) Katy Flyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does Mattie say in Chapter 4, that she knows he “is ‘wet’ but that is because of his race and religion and he is not personally accountable for that”?

2. What does the Mexican gambler that runs with Ned Pepper’s gang call himself?

3. Who does the sheriff describe in Chapter 2 as “a pitiless man, double-tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking”?

4. How many officers does Mattie tell Tom Chaney are up on the hill to take him when they face off in Chapter 7?

5. How many men does Rooster Cogburn claim to have killed in his years as a U.S. marshal in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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