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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mattie say her father took her and her brother coon hunting last summer in Chapter 5?

3. Where in Texas did Tom Chaney presumably kill a Texas senator?

4. Why does Rooster Cogburn arrange in a lariat around his bed in Chapter 6?

5. By what initials are the railroad tracks called that Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster Cogburn are headed toward in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles does the snow present as Mattie, Rooster, and LaBoeuf travel in Chapter 6?

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

3. How is the “dugout” described when Mattie, Rooster, and LaBoeuf arrive there in Chapter 6?

4. What is Rooster Cogburn’s response when Mattie asks him if he thinks President Hayes will commute Odus Wharton’s sentence in Chapter 5?

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 book does Mattie describe reading to Grandma Turner while she’s sick in Chapter 4?

7. What is Colonel Stonehill’s demeanor like when Mattie goes to see him with the paperwork in the beginning of Chapter 5?

8. What information does LaBoeuf relate to Mattie about Tom Chaney’s history in Chapter 4?

9. What does Mattie do when Rooster Cogburn goes to grab her as they’re arguing about her going on the trip in Chapter 5?

10. What does Rooster do to the boys and mule when Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster arrive at the store in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Colonel Stonehill in True Grit. Why is Colonel Stonehill reluctant to make a deal with Mattie? How does Mattie effectively press Stonehill in order to obtain her objectives? How does the character of Stonehill change in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Frank Ross in the narrative and describe the circumstances of Frank’s death. How does Mattie describe her father? Do you think they had a close relationship? Do you think that Mattie relates more to her mother or her father? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Harrison Narcotics Law and the Volstead Act. Mattie Ross praises both of these laws in Chapter 4. When were they both enacted? What did the laws entail? What politicians does Mattie Ross discuss in regard to prohibition in Chapter 4? What role did these individuals play historically in prohibition?

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