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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. Who does the sheriff name as the best tracker and a half-breed Comanche in Chapter 2?
(a) Little Frank.
(b) Rooster Cogburn.
(c) George Garrett.
(d) William Waters.

2. Where does Mattie tell Rooster Cogburn her mother’s family lives in Chapter 3?
(a) Reno, Nevada.
(b) Portland, Oregon.
(c) Monterey, California.
(d) Phoenix, Arizona.

3. In his court testimony in Chapter 3, Rooster Cogburn states that who was killed?
(a) Governor Al Smith.
(b) Mr. James.
(c) Mr. Spotted-Gourd.
(d) John Wesley Hardin.

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

5. How much money does Colonel Stonehill agree to give Mattie after haggling with her in Chapter 3?
(a) $325.
(b) $175.
(c) $550.
(d) $420.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie says of her father in Chapter 1, “His head was full of” what?

2. Mattie describes a noisy boy going through the crowd at the hanging and selling what?

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

4. The gold coins that were stolen from Mattie’s father were from where?

5. How much cash did Tom Chaney steal from Mattie’s father in addition to the gold coins?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mattie describe the execution of the Indian in Chapter 2?

2. 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?

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

4. How does Mattie describe the city of Fort Smith upon her arrival in Chapter 2?

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

6. How does Mattie describe Stonehill’s stock barn in Chapter 3?

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

8. How are the prisoners described that are to be hung in Chapter 2?

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

10. How does Mattie describe the setting of the hanging in Chapter 2?

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