True Grit Chapters 1-2 Reading Questions

What was Tom Chaney's crime?

• Chaney killed Frank Ross

• Chaney killed Yarnell

• Chaney killed Mattie Ross

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why did Frank Ross go to Forth Smith?

• He went to buy cowponies

• He went to buy cows

• He went to buy horses

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Describe Tom Chaney.

• He was a tenant,

• Rode a gray horse

• Was from Louisiana

• All the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Describe Frank Ross.

• He was kind

• He was gentle

• He was honorable

• All the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Describe Yarnell Poindexter.

• Lived near the Rossess

• Rented land from the bank

• Lived near the Rosses, rented land from the bank, & was born free in Illinois

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Describe Fort Smith.

• Small compared to Little Rock

• There were numbers on the houses

• Small compared to Little Rock, numbers on the houses, & looked like a western town and should be in Oklahoma

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why was Mattie unable to find the sheriff or undertaker?

• The sheriff and the undertaker were at the hanging

• They were both out of town

• They were at home

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What food did Mattie eat for the first time at the hanging?

• Hot tamales

• Tacos

• Watermelon

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What business did Mattie take care of at the undertaker's?

• She arranged for her father's body to be sent by train to Dardanelle.

• She arranged for his body to be sent to Oklahoma.

• She arranged for his body to be sent to Texas.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1