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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. In his court testimony in Chapter 3, Rooster Cogburn states that he has been a U.S. marshal for almost how many years?
(a) 4.
(b) 15.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

2. According to Mattie in Chapter 1, her father was a church member where?
(a) Ouachita Orthodox.
(b) Cumberland Presbyterian.
(c) Crawford Unitarian.
(d) Marion Catholic.

3. Mattie states in Chapter 1 that Tom Chaney said he was from where?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Utah.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Tennessee.

4. Which U.S. marshal does the sheriff say in Chapter 2 brings in prisoners alive and “believes even the worst of men is entitled to a fair shake”?
(a) L.T. Quinn.
(b) Emmett Quincy.
(c) Jerry Vick.
(d) Mr. James.

5. Who does Mattie say “watched all his hangings from an upper window in the Courthouse” in Chapter 2?
(a) George Garrett.
(b) Governor Al Smith.
(c) Mr. Burlingame.
(d) Judge Isaac Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mattie’s sister’s name in the novel?

2. Around how many people have gathered to attend the hanging in Chapter 2?

3. 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?

4. Where did Yarnell Poindexter later become a prosperous house painter, according to Mattie in Chapter 1?

5. How long does the Indian struggle before he dies in the hanging in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the narrative of True Grit related? Is the story told in first, second or third person? In what tense is the story told?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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