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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie in Chapter 4, “Now I am of a mind to give you” what?
(a) “A bottle of whiskey.”
(b) “A crack with my whip.”
(c) “A toss in the river.”
(d) “Five or six good licks with my belt.”

2. Mattie tells Ranger LaBoeuf in Chapter 4 that “the good people of Arkansas do not go easy on men who abuse” what?
(a) “Poor people.”
(b) “Political appointees.”
(c) “Church officials.”
(d) “Women and children.”

3. As he dies, one of the thieves tells Rooster in Chapter 6 that Ned and his gang are planning to rob whom tonight?
(a) John Wesley Hardin.
(b) Judge Isaac Parker.
(c) Emmett Quincy.
(d) Katy Flyer.

4. How much money does Mattie give the night watchman at Colonel Stonehill’s barn to feed her horse and wake her before sunrise in Chapter 5?
(a) A half dollar.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A dime.

5. In Mattie’s letter from Lawyer Daggett in Chapter 5, he relates that who was pressed into service to preach at Mattie’s father’s funeral?
(a) Owen Hardy.
(b) William Waters.
(c) Governor Al Smith.
(d) Mr. MacDonald.

6. According to Mattie in Chapter 5, “Papa would not own a horse with more than one” what?
(a) “Sibling.”
(b) “Eyeball.”
(c) “White leg.”
(d) “Color.”

7. Rooster Cogburn asks one of the boys at the store in Chapter 6 where who is?
(a) Reuben.
(b) Moon.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Toby.

8. What does LaBoeuf do when he ambushes Mattie at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) He quotes the bible.
(b) He yells at her.
(c) He spits on her.
(d) He whips her.

9. What book does Mattie read to Grandma Turner that’s about “a girl in England who could not make up her mind whether to marry a rich man with a pack of dogs named Alec or a preacher” in Chapter 4?
(a) One of the Pack.
(b) Bess Galloway’s Disappointment.
(c) For Substance or Money.
(d) Wolfgang or the Banker.

10. Mattie says in Chapter 4, “I can remember when half the old ladies in the country were” what?
(a) “Dopeheads.”
(b) “Witches.”
(c) “Drunkards.”
(d) “Gossipers.”

11. Mattie compares the mark on Tom Chaney’s face with whose in Chapter 4?
(a) Moses’.
(b) Noah’s.
(c) Cain’s.
(d) Jesus’.

12. What ailment does Colonel Stonehill say is “making its annual visitation” in Chapter 5?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Scurvy.

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

14. What kind of meat has Rooster Cogburn brought along for the “grub” in Chapter 6?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Beef jerky.
(c) Canned salmon.
(d) Salt pork.

15. What does Colonel Stonehill refer to Arkansas as in Chapter 5?
(a) “The Show Me State.”
(b) “The Land of Lincoln.”
(c) “The Peach State.”
(d) “The Bear State.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Texas did Tom Chaney presumably kill a Texas senator?

2. By what mountains do Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster Cogburn stop to let their horses drink from a stream in Chapter 6?

3. How long does Rooster Cogburn say the sentence is for resisting a Federal officer in Chapter 6?

4. Mattie and Ranger LaBoeuf get into an argument regarding where Tom Chaney is to be what, in Chapter 4?

5. For how long does Mattie remain sick and in bed at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 4?

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