What caused the people of Poker Flat to be ‘after somebody’?
A) A citizen was in big trouble.
B) A citizen caused a fight in town.
C) Somebody had committed a murder and fled to the town of Poker Flat to escape capture.
D) The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.
<u>Answer:</u>
The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen to be after somebody.
D) The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Poker Flat's mystery board of trustees feels resolved to change the climate of their untamed town by banishing known fugitives and questionable characters. The town had lost a few thousand dollars, two significant steeds, and a noticeable resident to be after someone.
In "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Bret Harte plays the incongruity of the evidently honest do-gooders of the town off against the genuineness uncovered by the untouchables in their limit as they are snowbound in the wild.
Answer:
Based on word choice, Giblin feels:
B. that it was worthwhile.
Explanation:
We can easily eliminate options A and C, since there is nothing conveying a negative connotation in the excerpt. We are left with options B and D.
Let's take a look at option D first. It says Giblin thinks the process of obtaining copies of the stone was amazing. However, that is not what the word choice conveys. Had there been words such as "fantastic" or "incredible" in the excerpt, this option would have made sense. But that is not the case.
<u>Option B is the only correct one. The excerpt uses words such as "fortunately", "good", and "clear". Those words convey the idea that the process the French used was worthwhile. It not only worked, but worked well, effectively.</u>
Answer: Context can help you understand the character motivations and values
Explanation:
In literary works, contexts means the background of a story. Context is the background, setting, or framework with regards to an event.
Context means the circumstances that bring about a background of a statement that or event so that the readers can easily understand the story. In a shirt story, context is relevant as it can help to understand the character motivations and values.
