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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. What does Colonel Stonehill refer to Arkansas as in Chapter 5?
2. What book does Mattie read to Grandma Turner that’s about “a girl in England who could not make up her mind whether to marry a rich man with a pack of dogs named Alec or a preacher” in Chapter 4?
3. Where does Mattie say that Rooster Cogburn has gone when she speaks with Ranger LaBoeuf at the boarding house in Chapter 4?
4. What character has been shot that is hiding out in the dugout in Chapter 6?
5. What does Quincy do when Moon starts to talk about what he knows in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does LaBoeuf relate to Mattie about Tom Chaney’s history in Chapter 4?
2. What opinions does Mattie assert regarding prohibition in Chapter 4?
3. What does Quincy do when Moon begins to break and tell what he knows in Chapter 6? What ensues?
4. What do Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster do at the store when they arrive in the beginning of Chapter 6? Who is the storekeeper?
5. What are the boys doing outside the store when Mattie, LaBoeuf, and Rooster arrive in the beginning of Chapter 6?
6. What is Mattie’s reply when LaBoeuf asks her who she has hired to hunt down Tom Chaney in Chapter 4?
7. What is LaBoeuf’s reply when Mattie asks him why Tom Chaney supposedly shot a Texas senator?
8. How is the “dugout” described when Mattie, Rooster, and LaBoeuf arrive there in Chapter 6?
9. What reasons does Rooster Cogburn give Mattie for why she cannot accompany him on his mission in Chapter 5?
10. How is the photograph described that LaBoeuf shows to Mattie in Chapter 4? How does she respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss Mattie Ross’s depiction of Tom Chaney in True Grit. How does Mattie describe Chaney’s appearance? What does she say of his background? What feelings does Mattie express for the man who murdered her father? How does the “reality” of Tom Chaney compare to Mattie’s descriptions of him?
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