Flyin' West | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1

1. What does Sophie carry with her on her way back from grocery shopping in town?

A shotgun.

2. What does Miss Leah refuse to use despite her obvious need?

A cane.

3. What is Sophie celebrating when Miss Leah enters her home?

An end to worrying.

4. What is Miss Leah looking for but refuses to let Sophie tell her where it is?

Her shawl.

5. What is the relationship between Sophie and Miss Leah?

Neighbors.

6. According to Sophie, a homesteader needs _________ to survive.

Strength.

7. What place does Wil miss?

Mexico.

8. How can the reader tell Sophie is older than Fannie?

Fannie often defers to what Sophie says.

9. Wil is raised by whom?

Seminole Natives.

10. What are Wil's feelings toward Fannie?

He admires her.

11. Where did Sophie and Fannie come from before arriving in Nicodemus, Kansas?