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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rooster Cogburn arrange in a lariat around his bed in Chapter 6?
(a) To confuse the ants.
(b) To reflect the moonlight.
(c) To scare off mice.
(d) To thwart off snakes.

2. About how old is Ranger LaBoeuf when Mattie describes his arrival in Chapter 4?
(a) 22.
(b) 25.
(c) 28.
(d) 30.

3. What does the Indian wife at the store cook for Mattie, LaBoeuf and Rooster Cogburn for dinner in Chapter 6?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Trout.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Pork chops.

4. By what nickname does Mattie refer to Texas in Chapter 1?
(a) Land of the Midnight Sun.
(b) The Granite State.
(c) Big Sky Country.
(d) The Lone Star State.

5. Who is the man that is binding Tom Chaney’s wounds when Mattie is taken to the hideout in Chapter 7?
(a) Theron Chelmsford.
(b) Bloody Bill Anderson.
(c) Farrell Permalee.
(d) George Maledon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mattie is sick in Chapter 4, Mrs. Floyd wraps a rag around her neck that has been soaked in what?

2. How does Mattie fall into the snake pit in Chapter 7?

3. Mattie says of her father in Chapter 1, “His head was full of” what?

4. How much money does Mattie tell Colonel Stonehill that she wants for “Papa’s saddle horse that was stolen” in Chapter 3?

5. Mattie says in Chapter 3, “You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except” what?

(see the answer key)

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