WorksheetsA Gathering of Old Men Chapter 8 and 9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Where does Candy tell Lou to go back to if he cannot deal with the situation at Mathu's house?
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Lafayette
Shreveport
What characteristic describes Mapes?
Small
Sleepy
Short
Large
What does Mapes do to Billy when Billy confesses to killing Beau?
Laughs at him
Slaps him
Punches him
Shoots him
How does Reverend Jameson feel in response to Mapes' brutality?
Enraged
Grateful
Scared
Peaceful
What time of death does the coroner pronounce for Beau?
4PM
Noon
Midnight
9AM
How many old men are gathered in Chapter 8?
It doesn't say
About 18
Exactly 15
16
What reason does Billy give for shooting Beau?
He has never liked Beau and saw his opportunity.
He felt like it.
For revenge because Beau crippled his son.
He was told to shoot him by someone else.
Who is Beau Boutan to Fix?
His brother
His cousin
His father
His son
Why did Mapes instruct his deputies to keep Fix away?
He knew Fix would want the blood of a black man for this killing.
He knew that Fix was crazy.
He was trying to protect Candy.
He didn't feel like explaining everything to him.
Why are Lou and Mapes convinced that Charlie is not the shooter?
Because he is a bad shot.
He is too weak to kill someone.
He wasn't even there.
He didn't like the sight of blood.
Mapes and Mathu could be considered friends.
True
False
What do all the men that are gathered at the quarters have in common in their reasons for killing Beau?
They have all suffered at the hands of white men, especially the Boutans.
They all tell stories that are similar but not true.
They simply hated white people and saw a chance to kill one.
They were standing up for themselves, that's why they shot Beau.
What was Silas the last of in the district?
black police officer
black sharecropper
black artist
black landowner
Why did the whites beat Silas to death?
For winning a race
For hitting a white man
To get access to his land
To make more money
How old was Gabe's son when the whites killed him?
22
18
16
20
Why was Coot not allowed to wear his medal from war?
They said it represented him killing whites.
They didn't want him to be boastful.
They wanted him to forget the war.
They didn't want him to feel important.
Why does Mapes not want to take Fix in for the crimes he allegedly committed?
He was too scared.
He said he didn't have enough evidence.
He didn't believe the stories.
He was too fat and lazy to do his work.
Why was his reason for not taking Fix is ironic?
Because black people were lynched with far less evidence.
Because he himself was white.
Because he had seen these crimes himself.
Because he was the Sheriff.
Why does everyone shout at Reverend Jameson?
He is scared and it annoys them.
He keeps telling Mapes to just arrest them.
He keeps interrupting everyone.
He tries to admit to killing Beau as well.
What does everyone end up doing at the end of Chapter 9?
They cry and hug each other.
They head to the police station.
They all wait for Fix to arrive.
They go home.
