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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 says in Chapter 4, “I can remember when half the old ladies in the country were” what?

2. How much snow has collected in four hours as Mattie, LaBeouf, and Rooster set out after their first night of camp in Chapter 6?

3. After their argument in Chapter 4, Mattie says of Ranger LaBoeuf, “He was angered and thus he left me, clanking away in all his” what?

4. Where does Mattie say that Rooster Cogburn has gone when she speaks with Ranger LaBoeuf at the boarding house in Chapter 4?

5. Who does Rooster Cogburn tell Mattie is “fixing the eats” for their trip in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What reasons does Rooster Cogburn give Mattie for why she cannot accompany him on his mission in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What does Quincy do when Moon begins to break and tell what he knows in Chapter 6? What ensues?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of the Texas Ranger Division. What role did the Texas Rangers play in the American Civil War? Why have so many works of literature and film revolved around Texas Rangers? What impressions does Mattie have of LaBoeuf’s fancy “getup”?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the racial relations in the United States following the Civil War. How are these race relations illustrated in True Grit? How does Mattie’s relationship with and behavior toward Yarnell Poindexter differ from how he is treated by other white characters in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Bagby, his wife, and the two teenagers at the store in Chapter 6. What does Mattie remark about the religion of the Indian wife? How does this encounter change Mattie’s views of the Indians? How does this setting differ from that of Fort Worth or Mattie’s homestead? What are her impressions of this place?

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