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Mattie Ross travels to Fort Smith to seek justice for her father's murder and hires Rooster Cogburn to track down the killer, Tom Chaney.
What does Mattie Ross do after her father's murder?
Mattie wants to hire Rooster Cogburn because he is known to be a ruthless marshal, and she believes he is the right person to bring Tom Chaney to justice.
Why does Mattie want to hire Rooster Cogburn?
Mattie's father, Frank Ross, plans to buy ponies from a man named Stonehill.
Who does Mattie initially plan to buy ponies from?
Mattie goes to Stonehill to buy back the ponies and get compensation for the horse that Chaney stole. After negotiations, Stonehill agrees to pay her $325 as soon as she produces a letter from Lawyer Daggett outlining the terms.
Why does Mattie go to Stonehill, and what deal does she make with him?
The Texas Ranger Mattie encounters is named LaBoeuf, and he is also looking for Tom Chaney, who Mattie seeks to bring to justice.
Who is the Texas Ranger that Mattie encounters in Fort Smith?
Rooster initially rejects Mattie's offer to accompany him because he doubts she has the money to pay for his services.
Why does Rooster initially reject Mattie's offer to accompany him on the mission?
Rooster switches sides and teams up with LaBoeuf because LaBoeuf offers a larger reward for capturing Chaney, and Rooster is tempted by the prospect of more money.
Why does Rooster switch sides and team up with LaBoeuf instead of helping Mattie?
They learn that Lucky Ned Pepper and his gang were seen at a store called McAlester's three days before, and they track the outlaws to a manmade dugout.
What information do they gather about Lucky Ned Pepper's whereabouts during their pursuit?
The plan is to trap Ned Pepper and his gang in the manmade dugout, which is set into a V-like formation between two ridges.
What is the plan to trap Ned Pepper and his gang?
The confrontation with Ned Pepper's gang unfolds with a shootout, resulting in the death of some outlaws, including Haze. LaBoeuf sustains a minor injury during the confrontation.
How does the confrontation with Ned Pepper's gang unfold? (The first confrontation)
During the final confrontation with Tom Chaney, Mattie shoots him in the stomach, but he hits her on the head. LaBoeuf intervenes, but Chaney clubs him with a rock. Mattie shoots Chaney in the head, and as they struggle, she falls into a pit filled with rattlesnakes.
What happens during the final confrontation with Tom Chaney?
Mattie gets injured during the final confrontation when she falls into a pit filled with rattlesnakes. She is bitten by the snakes, leading to the amputation of her arm due to venom.
How does Mattie get injured during the final confrontation?
Rooster and Mattie make their way back to Fort Smith, facing challenges such as the death of Mattie's horse, Blackie. Mattie spends a week at the doctor's, and her arm is amputated due to snake venom.
What happens to Rooster and Mattie after the climax of the story?
Rooster Cogburn travels around the nation, taking odd jobs, and eventually joins a traveling circus. Mattie learns of his death two days before she goes to see him.
What is the fate of Rooster Cogburn?
Mattie hopes to see Rooster again but never manages to catch up with him. She learns later that he joined a traveling circus but had already died two days earlier.
What is Mattie's hope and the eventual outcome regarding seeing Rooster again?
Matties father (from yell county)
Who is frank ross?
Also known as Theron Chelmsford he was an outlaw who shot a senator whose name was bibbs and he shot frank ross in fort smith arkansas
Who is tom chancy?
(14) Protaganist headstrong girl who goes to avenge her fathers death. (Yarnell accompanies her to fort smith)
Who is mattie ross?
Character who owned a business in Fort Smith and played a role in Mattie Ross's attempt to buy back ponies and seek justice for her father's murder.
Who is col. Stonehill
The lawyer mattie threatened stonehill with
Who was dugget?
U.S Marshall, had been one for 4 years helped mattie avenge her fathers death
Who was rooster cogburn
Texas ranger who helped mattie avenger her father
Who was laboef
1968
What year was true grit published? Chapter 1
Her father's death
What catalyst event starts the narrator off on her journey? Chapter 1
First person
What point of view is the story told in? Chapter 1
fourteen
How old was the narrator at the time of the events of the story? Chapter 1
Fall
In what season does this story take place? Chapter 1
Fort Smith, AR
Where did Tom Chaney kill the narrator's father? Chapter 1
His life, his horse, $150, and two California gold pieces
What four things did Tom Chaney steal from Frank Ross? Chapter 1
Yell County, Arkansas
Where was the narrator's farm located? Chapter 1
He was homeless
What about Tom Chaney made Frank Ross have pity on him? Chapter 1
Cotton
What crop did the narrator's family raise? Chapter 1
He did not want to feed them over the winter
Why did Colonel Stonehill sell the ponies so cheaply? Chapter 1
Because they were little, mean and did not weigh over 800 pounds
Why did people in Arkansas not think much of Texas mustang ponies? chapter 1
Deer hunting
For what purpose did Frank Ross buy the ponies? Chapter 1
His kindly disposition
What did the narrator say was her father's failing? Chapter 1
Mean
What kind of streak did the narrator say she had? Chapter 1
Mount Nebo
If you were to travel from the Ross farm to Fort Smith what geological landmark would you see? chapter 1
70 miles
How far is it from the Ross farm to Fort Smith? Chapter 1
A gallant knight
When the narrator pictured her father leaving with Tom Chaney, what did she compare him to? Chapter 1
A dragoon
What kind of pistol does Frank Ross have? Chapter 1
the Civil War
What war did Frank Ross serve in? Chapter 1
$250
How much money did Frank Ross have on him when he left for Fort Smith? Chapter 1
$100
How much did Frank Ross pay Colonel Stonehill for four Texas ponies? chapter 1
They were geldings
What about the ponies made it impossible for Frank Ross to breed them? Chapter 1
$150
How much money did Frank Ross have left after buying the ponies? chapter 1
Go back to the barroom to get his money back
What had Chaney intended to do when Frank Ross tried to stop him as Chaney stormed out of the boarding house with his rifle? Chapter 1
Scattered like poultry
What did the drummers do after the murder of Frank Ross? Chapter 1
Because her mother was in bed and Lawyer Daggett had gone to Helena to try one of his steamboat suits
Why did the narrator have to retrieve her father's body? Chapter 2
Because she was grieving the loss of her husband
Why was the narrator's mother in bed? Chapter 2
There was to be a triple hanging at the federal courthouse
Why were there no seats to be had on the coaches? Chapter 2
Because Yarnell was colored
Why did Mattie and Yarnell have to ride on the colored coach? Chapter 2
Because Yarnell was colored
Why was the conductor so hateful to Yarnell? Chapter 2
the triple hanging
What event drawing hundreds of spectators was about to occur in town when Mattie and Yarnell arrived? Chapter 2
Tamales
What Mexican food did the narrator try for the first time at the hanging? Chapter 2
The Civil War
If the hangman was a Yankee, which war would he have fought in? Chapter 2
Killing the wrong man
On what did the first white man blame for his hanging? Chapter 2
The thief on the cross
With whom did the Indian compare himself to? Chapter 2
Heaven
Where did the Indian say he expected to go after he was hanged? Chapter 2
His drinking
What did the second white man blame his crime on? Chapter 2
He was too light
Why did the Indian strangle for more than a half hour? Chapter 2
He watched all his hangings from an upper window of the courthouse
What did the narrator say Judge Parker did on hanging days? Chapter 2
Mattie
What is the narrator's name? Chapter 2
He was the US marshal's business
Why was the sheriff not out looking for Chaney? Chapter 2
He had true grit
Why did Mattie want Rooster Cogburn instead of L.T. Quinn? Chapter 2
Her father's gun belt
What did the sheriff give to Mattie before she left? Chapter 2
Mrs. Floyd
Who had Frank Ross' clothes and blankets? Chapter 2
Colonel Stonehill
Who had Frank Ross' ponies and saddle? Chapter 2
She needed to take care of the ponies and make sure the law got on Chaney
Why did Mattie tell Yarnell she needed to stay in Fort Smith for a couple more days? Chapter 2
Because her mother could not read
Why did Mattie order her mother not to sign anything until she got home? Chapter 2
75 cents
What was the daily rate at the Monarch boardinghouse with one meal? Chapter 2
Like hogs rooting in a bucket
How does Mattie describe the men at the supper table eating? Chapter 2
Behind the Chinaberry tree
Where was the Monarch boardinghouse toilet? Chapter 2
Grandma Turner
With whom did Mattie have to share a bed with? Chapter 2
Because she was the paying customer
Why did Mattie feel she was taken advantage of by Mrs. Floyd? Chapter 2
She stole the covers
What problem did Mattie experience when sleeping with Grandma Turner? Chapter 2
Detroit, Michigan
Where was the federal prison located? Chapter 3
Democratic
Which political party did Mattie belong to? Chapter 3
Prissy bald headed man
How does Mattie describe Colonel Stonehill? Chapter 3
That the marshals travel friendless and alone in that criminal nation
What did Colonel Stonehill tell Mattie about the marshal's job in the territory? Chapter 3
J. Noble Daggett
Who did Mattie claim was a powerful, important man, and the talk was that he was to become governor one day? Chapter 3
He realized she wasn't going to give up and she threatened to sue
Why did Colonel Stonehill give into Mattie's price of $325? Chapter 3
That people who don't rest will die at the age of 50
What advice did Mattie give to the reader about resting after meals? Chapter 3
She was stiff and her nose had begun to drip
What made Mattie think that a cold was coming on? Chapter 3
Like fish on a string
How did Mattie describe the prisoners being unloaded at the Federal Courthouse? Chapter 3
65
How many deputy marshals did Mattie say were killed doing their jobs? Chapter 3
160
How many outlaws did Mattie say were sentenced to hang? Chapter 3
The law
Who did Parker claim actually hanged outlaws? chapter 3
Around 40
How old was Rooster according to Mattie? Chapter 3
Reuben J. Cogburn
What is Rooster's full name? Chapter 3
3 1/2 years
At the time of the trial, how long had Rooster been a deputy marshal? Chapter 3
Odus Wharton
Who was being tried at the trial? Chapter 3
Murder
What crime was Odus Wharton being tried for? Chapter 3
About four miles from Webber Falls after dinner
Where and when did the murder of the Spotted-Gourds take place? Chapter 3
Mr. and Mrs. Spotted-Gourd
Who did the Wharton boys murder? Chapter 3
A creek boy named Will
Who found the bodies and led Potter and Rooster to the crime scene? Chapter 3
Because the victims told them
How did Potter and Rooster know who the murder was? Chapter 3
$400 in banknotes
How much money did the Wharton's steal from the victims? Chapter 3
Under a quart jar at the Wharton's shack
Where did Rooster find the banknotes? Chapter 3
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