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?