Two Roads Chapter 8

What causes the gunshot that Cal hears at the end of Chapter 7?

• The railroad bull at the train station

• A farmer hunting in the woods

• The sheriff of Fairville

• Cap retelling a story from the war

When Cal and Pop make it back to the hobo camp, what is the first thing they notice?

• Cap and the other men feasting on stew.

• One of the shelters is on fire.

• All of the men are listening to Cap's story

• All of the hobos have left. The camp is empty.

Who is the sheriff trying to find?

• Corporal Esom Dart

• Cal and Pop

• Cap

• Sam Euler

Which best describes Cap's reaction to the sheriff?

• Cap stands tall and confronts the sheriff

• Cap cowers at the sheriff's feet

• Cap cracks jokes to distract the sheriff.

• Cap tells the sheriff where to find Corporal Dart.

Which best describes Pop's reaction to the sheriff?

• Pop and Cal run away with Corporal Dart

• Pop fights the sheriff, so that Cap can sneak away

• Pop turns in Corporal Dart to save himself from being sent back to Indian school

• Pop says he is Corporal Dart and turns himself in.

What does Pop's reaction reveal about his character?

• Pop is selfish and conniving.

• Pop is a coward.

• Pop is honest to a fault.

• Pop is loyal and brave.

Pop tells the sheriff that they are just passing through on their way to Indian school. What is the sheriff's perspective on Indian school?

• It must be an awful place based on how many students run away.

• They are a waste of government time and money.

• It just creates more hobos he has to run out of town.

• It's nice that the school teaches Indians to be polite and "know their place."

What does Cal find hanging in the bush? Why is it there?

• Corporal Dart's medal. He left it as a thank you to Cal.

• A military uniform. Cap has changed clothes to hide his identity.

• A red ribbon. Someone had marked the location of the camp.

• The hobo sign marking the camp. The sheriff had torn it upon on his arrival in the camp.