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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of gun does Mattie describe Tom Chaney carrying in Chapter 1?
(a) A Remington revolver.
(b) A Henry rifle.
(c) A Mossberg shotgun.
(d) A Winchester rifle.

2. Mattie describes Rooster Cogburn as “an old one-eyed jasper that was built along the lines of” whom, in Chapter 3?
(a) “Bulldog Smith.”
(b) “Teddy Roosevelt.”
(c) “Thomas Jefferson.”
(d) “Grover Cleveland.”

3. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was wounded in battle in the “terrible fight at Chickamauga up in the state of” what?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Tennessee.

4. In his court testimony in Chapter 3, Rooster Cogburn states that he was traveling with a wagonload of criminals and how many other deputy marshals when the crime occurred?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. The sheriff tells Mattie in Chapter 2 that they think Tom Chaney was in with whose party that robbed a mail hack?
(a) Lucky Ned Pepper’s party.
(b) L.T. Quinn’s party.
(c) Mr. Bloodworth’s party.
(d) Bloody Bill Anderson’s party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie describes the undertaker that she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body as being what in Chapter 2?

2. What song does the preacher lead the men about to be hung in as Mattie watches in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the cat where Rooster Cogburn lives in Chapter 3?

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

5. How much money does Mattie take with her when she and Yarnell go to see about her father’s body in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Colonel Stonehill describe the plight of the U.S. marshal when he hears of Mattie’s story in Chapter 3?

2. How does the sheriff describe L.T. Quinn in Chapter 2?

3. What agreement do Mattie Ross and Colonel Stonehill reach regarding their settlement in Chapter 3?

4. What does Mattie say in regards to the innocence or evil of animals in Chapter 3?

5. What is the principle setting of the story? Where does Mattie’s family live?

6. What was stolen from Mattie Ross’s father when he was killed?

7. What are the last words of the first man executed in Chapter 2?

8. How does Mattie Ross describe Tom Chaney in Chapter 1?

9. What leads to Mattie’s disappointment when she speaks with the deputy marshal at the Federal Courthouse in Chapter 3?

10. How does Mattie describe the career of Judge Isaac Parker in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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