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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. Mattie is surprised to discover that the Indian wife of the storekeeper in Chapter 6 is of what religion?

2. What does Colonel Stonehill refer to Arkansas as in Chapter 5?

3. At what time does Mattie go to the stock barn and exchange her release for the cash from Colonel Stonehill in Chapter 5?

4. Who does Rooster Cogburn tell the boys to claim cut Mr. Simmons’s mule loose in Chapter 6?

5. Rooster Cogburn learns from the storekeeper that Lucky Ned Pepper had been seen three days earlier where in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed in Lawyer J. Noble Daggett’s letter to Mattie in the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What “grub” has Rooster Cogburn brought along for the trip, according to Mattie in Chapter 6?

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

9. How does Mattie describe the pony she picks out to purchase at Stonehill’s barn in Chapter 5? What does she remark about his legs?

10. How does Mrs. Floyd treat Mattie when she becomes sick in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. How old is Rooster? What does Mattie remark about Rooster’s eye? What personality traits does Rooster exhibit? How does Rooster stand out amongst the other characters in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Define and analyze the narrative style of True Grit. Is the story related in past, present, or future tense? Who is the narrator? Why do you think the narrator chose this point of view? How would the story differ if the narrative style changed?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Ranger LaBoeuf in True Grit. What does LaBoeuf tell Mattie he wants to do about the criminal Tom Chaney? How long has LaBoeuf been following the murderer? Why does Mattie not want any involvement with LaBoeuf in tracking down the murderer?

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