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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Colonel Stonehill tells Mattie that he has a tentative offer for the ponies of ten dollars per head from whom in Chapter 5?
(a) Malvern Stables.
(b) The Union Pacific Railroad.
(c) The Pfitzer Soap Works.
(d) The National Guard.

2. What does Mattie name the pony that she buys from Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 5?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Little Blackie.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Thunder.

3. Of Mrs. Floyd, Mattie says in Chapter 5 that she “could no more keep her mouth closed than can a” what?
(a) “Maine lobster.”
(b) “Blue crabs.”
(c) “Alaskan salmon.”
(d) “Yellow catfish.”

4. How much money does Ranger LaBoeuf say the Governor of Texas has put up for a reward for Tom Chaney in Chapter 5?
(a) $125.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $250.
(d) $500.

5. By what initials are the railroad tracks called that Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster Cogburn are headed toward in Chapter 6?
(a) A. T. & J.
(b) M. K. & T.
(c) T. B. & Y.
(d) R. D. & S.

6. 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) William Waters.
(b) Mr. MacDonald.
(c) Owen Hardy.
(d) Governor Al Smith.

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

8. How much snow has collected in four hours as Mattie, LaBeouf, and Rooster set out after their first night of camp in Chapter 6?
(a) 6-7 inches.
(b) 2-3 inches.
(c) 12-14 inches.
(d) 10-11 inches.

9. Rooster Cogburn learns from the storekeeper that Lucky Ned Pepper had been seen three days earlier where in Chapter 6?
(a) McKinley’s store.
(b) Wilson’s store.
(c) Anderson’s store.
(d) McAlester’s store.

10. Where does Mattie say her father took her and her brother coon hunting last summer in Chapter 5?
(a) The Missouri River.
(b) Great Cypress Swamp.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) Petit Jean Mountain.

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

12. Where in Texas did Tom Chaney presumably kill a Texas senator?
(a) Houston.
(b) Austin.
(c) Waco.
(d) Dallas.

13. What Indian dish is on the fire that looks like hominy at the dugout in Chapter 6?
(a) Tofu.
(b) Sofky.
(c) Acorn mash.
(d) Venison stew.

14. Who does Rooster Cogburn say “helps us on timber cases and them clerks is used to seeing his name” in Chapter 5?
(a) Judge Isaac Parker.
(b) Theron Chelmsford.
(c) Lawyer J. Noble Daggett.
(d) Pig Satterfield.

15. What does Mattie hold over the fire to threaten Rooster Cogburn into agreeing to let her go with him in Chapter 5?
(a) His expense sheets.
(b) His bible.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His badge.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is Ranger LaBoeuf when Mattie describes his arrival in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Quincy claim they got the horses in Chapter 6 when questioned about them by Rooster?

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

4. When Mattie is sick in Chapter 4, Mrs. Floyd gives her what medication?

5. Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie that Tom Chaney’s real name is what in Chapter 4?

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