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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. Where does Quincy claim they got the horses in Chapter 6 when questioned about them by Rooster?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Fort Gibson.

2. When Mattie and Ranger LaBoeuf get into a disagreement in Chapter 4, Ranger LaBoeuf tells Mattie that earlier in the night he gave some thought to stealing what from her?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A lock of hair.
(d) A kiss.

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

4. How does Mattie get across the river when she has been barred from the ferry in Chapter 5?
(a) She swims.
(b) She rides across on her horse.
(c) She crosses a bridge upstream.
(d) She borrows a boat.

5. What Indian dish is on the fire that looks like hominy at the dugout in Chapter 6?
(a) Tofu.
(b) Sofky.
(c) Acorn mash.
(d) Venison stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Mattie complains in Chapter 6, LaBoeuf says, “You are lucky to be traveling in a place where a spring is so handy. In my country you can ride for days and see no” what?

3. What does Rooster Cogburn have for a ground sheet when they make camp in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Moon say his brother is in Chapter 6?

5. In Mattie’s letter from Lawyer Daggett in Chapter 5, he relates that who is “still away on his deer hunt”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does LaBoeuf say of the likelihood for the Bibbs family to pay their proposed reward in Chapter 5?

2. What does Rooster Cogburn remark about education and the lack of it when Mattie visits him in Chapter 5?

3. What are the boys doing outside the store when Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster arrive in the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What is LaBoeuf’s reply when Mattie asks him why Tom Chaney supposedly shot a Texas senator?

5. What do Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster do at the store when they arrive in the beginning of Chapter 6? Who is the storekeeper?

6. What news of Lucky Ned’s gang has Rooster Cogburn learned from Bagby in Chapter 6?

7. How does Mattie describe Ranger LaBoeuf’s appearance when he arrives at the Monarch boarding house in Chapter 4?

8. What is Mattie’s reply when LaBoeuf asks her who she has hired to hunt down Tom Chaney in Chapter 4?

9. What is Rooster Cogburn’s response when he hears of the reward offered for Tom Chaney by the state of Texas?

10. What information does LaBoeuf relate to Mattie about his profession and assignment in Chapter 4?

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