Spunk

How does Elijah describe Spunk?

• as fearless

• as corrupt

• as self-conscious

• as hard-working

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Joe is upset because…

• the other men keep trying to talk to him, when he just wants to relax.

• he is jealous that Spunk has married the woman Joe wanted to marry.

• he knows that Spunk and his wife are having an affair.

• the men repeatedly ask him about his wife, when he doesn’t have one.

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How does Elijah feel about Joe going to find Lena?

• confident, since he thinks Joe can easily beat Spunk in a fight

• unconcerned, since he believes Spunk won’t shoot Joe

• pleased, since he dislikes Joe and hopes Spunk will kill him

• impatient, since he wants Spunk and Joe’s argument to finally end

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After Spunk and Joe’s argument, Lena…

• goes home with Joe, since she is still his wife.

• leaves them both, since she hates their constant fighting.

• moves back in with her father until the issue is sorted out.

• walks off with Spunk, even though she and Joe are married

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After Joe’s death, Spunk feels…

• relaxed, since now he has no competition for Lena

• ashamed, since people think of him as a murderer

• guilty, since he didn’t have to go to prison.

• nervous, since he thinks Joe’s ghost is trying to kill him.

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After Spunk kills Joe…

• a jury sends Spunk to prison for murder.

• the community forces Spunk to leave town.

• the court allows Spunk to go free.

• Joe’s family seeks justice for his murder

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As Spunk is dying, he explains that…

• he slipped and fell off the carriage.

• Skint Miller pushed him onto the saw.

• he needs to face the East to die in peace.

• Joe’s ghost pushed him in the back.

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At the end of the story, the mourners at the house…

• continue gossiping about other people.

• organize a huge, ornate funeral for Spunk.

• share a moment of silence to honor Spunk.

• decide to stop talking behind people’s backs.

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