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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mattie is surprised to discover that the Indian wife of the storekeeper in Chapter 6 is of what religion?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Jewish.

2. 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.

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

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

5. 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 nickel.
(b) A dime.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A half dollar.

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

7. Where does Mattie say that Rooster Cogburn has gone when she speaks with Ranger LaBoeuf at the boarding house in Chapter 4?
(a) Tallahassee.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Little Rock.

8. What ghost story does Mattie suggest telling around the campfire in Chapter 6?
(a) “The Midnight Caller.”
(b) “The Lost Children.”
(c) “The Old Mummy.”
(d) “The Curse of Dracula.”

9. What color hair is Ranger LaBoeuf described as having in Chapter 4?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Auburn.

10. For how long does Mattie remain sick and in bed at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 day.

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

12. 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 wallet.
(c) His bible.
(d) His badge.

13. What food item does Mattie describe in Chapter 6 as “balls of what I would call hot-water cornbread”?
(a) Corn floppers.
(b) Corn kabobs.
(c) Corn bombers.
(d) Corn dodgers.

14. When Mattie and Ranger LaBoeuf get into a disagreement in Chapter 4, Mattie tells him, “I will not be” what?
(a) “Lied to.”
(b) “Embarrassed.”
(c) “Bullied.”
(d) “Corrected.”

15. What does Rooster Cogburn do to the boys that were taunting the mule in Chapter 6?
(a) He spanks them.
(b) He pours a spittoon on them.
(c) He throws mule dung at them.
(d) He kicks them into the mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away is the location that Rooster Cogburn wants to go to find Ned Pepper’s band after crossing the river by the store in Chapter 6?

2. How much money does LaBoeuf say the Bibbs family has put up for a reward for Tom Chaney in Chapter 5?

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

4. 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?

5. About how old are the boys that are taunting the poor mule at the store in Chapter 6?

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