Q9-Montana

Question 1

Woodnote

Answer 1

A wild or natural musical tone, as that of a forest bird

Question 2

Gonzo

Answer 2

Filled with bizarre or subjunctive ideas, commentary, or the like; crazy; eccentric

Question 3

Amanuensis

Answer 3

A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary; scribe

Question 4

Puckish

Answer 4

Mischievous; impish

Question 5

Biota

Answer 5

The animals, plants, fungi, etc. of a region or period

Question 6

Gregarious

Answer 6

Fond of the company of others; sociable

Question 7

Contretemps

Answer 7

An inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance

Question 8

Disabuse

Answer 8

To free a person from deception or error

Question 9

Bigot

Answer 9

A person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion

Question 10

Jeremiad

Answer 10

A prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

Question 11

Why does Wesley not put Uncle Frank in public jail?

Answer 11

Embarrassing to the whole Hayden family, and Wesley has a real moral problem with putting his brother in jail

Question 12

Is putting Uncle Frank in the cellar instead of in public jail the right thing to do?

Answer 12

It gets Uncle Frank off the streets, Wesley doesn’t have to deal with Julian fighting to keep Frank out of jail, it doesn’t put a bad name on the Hayden family, if Frank was put in jail it would give the Hayden family a bad name, as well as forcing Wesley to explain why his brother was in jail, Frank also promised to cooperate more if he didn’t have to go to public jail

Question 13

Is putting Uncle Frank in the cellar instead of in public jail the
wrong thing to do?

Answer 13

Wesley is breaking his legal obligation as sheriff by not putting a criminal in jail, Frank not being in an official jail puts the town at more risk

Question 14

Describe Wesley’s basement where Frank is being held

Answer 14

Unfinished, but the laundry room and adjoining root cellar were closed off from the rest of the basement by a heavy wooden door. Room where Uncle Frank is being held: had a wringer washer, an old galvanized sink, a shower, a toilet, and a couple of old dressers. Shelves stocked with glass jars of vegetables, fruits, and jellies saved for upcoming years lined the root cellars

Question 15

What does Frank start breaking in the cellar at 1:00 am?

Answer 15

Mrs. Hayden’s jars of tomatoes and rutabagas, pickles and plum jelly, applesauce and corn relish.

Question 16

Why is Frank locked in Wesley’s cellar? (What are the two things Wesley suspects Frank is guilty of?)

Answer 16

Frank is guilty of assaulting and harassing his female Indian patients, as well as murdering Marie Little Soldier

Question 17

Who sends 4 men to Wesley’s house and what are they told to do?

Answer 17

Grandpa Julian sends 4 of his men to Wesley’s house to break Frank out of the cellar

Question 18

Who stops the four men from breaking in to the cellar?

Answer 18

Len, the Hayden’s neighbor and Wesley’s deputy. He threatens to shoot the men while drunk and gets them to leave without taking Frank

Question 19

How does Gail Hayden try to stop the men from breaking in?

Answer 19

She shoots her husband’s shotgun at the men through her screened in window

Question 20

How does Uncle Frank die?

Answer 20

He dies in the basement after slitting his wrists with the glass shards from the broken jars. His brother finds him when he’s going to give Frank some coffee in the morning and cries