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

2. Mattie says in Chapter 2, “I noticed that the houses in Fort Smith were numbered but it was no city at all compared to” where?
(a) “Little Rock.”
(b) “Branson.”
(c) “Biloxi.”
(d) “Memphis.”

3. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, Yarnell Poindexter later died in the flu epidemic of what year?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1918.

4. Where did Yarnell Poindexter later become a prosperous house painter, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?
(a) Dallas, Texas.
(b) Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Denver, Colorado.
(d) Detroit, Michigan.

5. How long does the Indian struggle before he dies in the hanging in Chapter 2?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yarnell Poindexter is described as a freeborn black man from where?

2. Mattie tells Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 3 that her family sold their early cotton in Little Rock to whom?

3. The gold pieces that Mattie’s father carried in his clothes were a wedding gift from Mattie’s grandfather named what?

4. How many men does Rooster Cogburn claim to have killed in his years as a U.S. marshal in Chapter 3?

5. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was a church member where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Mattie Ross’s father killed in the narrative? Where was he killed?

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

3. How is Yarnell Poindexter described in the novel? Why does he accompany Mattie in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

7. How much does Mattie pay for the embalming and coffin for her father? Why does this distress Yarnell?

8. Who is the executioner in Chapter 2? How is this character described?

9. How does Mattie describe the scene when she arrives at the Federal Courthouse to seek out Rooster Cogburn in Chapter 3? Who is being brought in?

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

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