Outcasts
of Poker Flat Worksheet
Directions: Use blue or black ink to answer these questions. As part of a complete answer, incorporate the question as part of the answer.
1. Where does the story take
place?
2. What was Poker Flat’s
loss?
3. How was it
lost?
4. A secret committee had
determined to rid the town of all “improper” persons. Whom did they get rid
of?
5. What would happen if these
people returned to Poker Flat?
6. Where were these people
headed?
7. Tom Simpson was headed in
the opposite direction. Why was he
headed to Poker Flat?
8. Why did the ladies call
Piney, “the child”?
9. Who stacked the wood for the
Duchess and Piney?
10. What made Oakhurst different
from other gamblers?
11. In your opinion, is Oakhurst
a bad person? Please explain your
opinion.
12. Why did Oakhurst kill
himself?
13. Can you compare Oakhurst to
any other character, fictional or real, that you know of?