What did Stonehill tell Mattie about Rooster?

• A. Rooster rode with Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson. He was not trustworthy. He was a criminal before he came to work for the court.
• B. He had a clean reputation and was trustworthy.
• C. He never worked for the court.
• D. He was a former sheriff.

Answer: (A)

Stonehill’s description focuses on shaping Mattie’s view of Rooster by revealing a shadowy past. He tells Mattie that Rooster rode with Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson, notorious guerrilla leaders, and that Rooster is not trustworthy and had a criminal history before joining the court. This portrayal signals danger and unreliability, making Mattie wary of Rooster’s motives and methods. The other ideas—that he had a clean reputation, that he never worked for the court, or that he was a former sheriff—don’t align with the specific claim Stonehill makes about Rooster’s violent past and questionable reliability.