Six-Gun Caballero
Quiz
1. Main Idea
What is the main idea of the story?
A man’s ability to think quickly helps him outwit his enemies and save his land.
Gamblers and card players make good friends.
A judge nearly dies in jail.
Mexico has had a history of unstable boundaries.
2. Sequence
What belongs in the middle?
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Judge Klarner warns don Michael that he is in danger of losing his land.
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Charlie Pearson is suspicious about the missing cattle.
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Don Michael is hired as an employee by the renegade, Charlie Pearson.
Gus Mueller is shot and killed.
Judge Klarner is locked up for murder.
Captain Greyfuss meets don Michael but doesn’t know who he is.
3. Cause and Effect
Don Michael made it seem that his ripped scarf belonged to Judge Klarner, so ________________.
Judge Klarner was incorrectly arrested for murder.
he had to get another scarf to replace that one.
Charlie Pearson gave him the scarf he was wearing.
he would not have to wear it anymore.
4. Cause and Effect
Charlie Pearson is suspicious about the missing cattle,so ________________.
he follows don Michael to see if he will lead him to the cattle.
he starts looking for other livestock to sell instead.
he hires many more men to search for them.
he decides to go back to cheating at cards to make a living.
5. Context Clues
Michael Patrick Obanon is a ___________, so he is polite and has good manners.
gentleman
Mexican
Irishman
U.S. citizen
6. Context Clues
Charlie Pearson is a renegade, so _____________.
he wants to take don Michael’s land without paying for it.
he wants to become famous as a card player.
he works for the government.
he is just another hired hand.
7. Prediction or Inference
What happens to Charlie Pearson after the book ends?
He is locked up and later hung for the murder of Gus Mueller.
He makes a fortune playing poker.
He and Julius Lusby start an accounting business.
He comes back after he gets out of jail and works for don Michael.
8. Prediction or Inference
How do you think Judge Klarner feels about don Michael after the book ends?
He forgives him for getting him locked up and is happy he saved his land.
He no longer cares that he made a promise to Tim Obanon and will never speak to don Michael again.
He wants to get revenge and tries to steal the land himself.
He is too traumatized by his time in jail to ever see him again.
9. Facts and Details
Julius Lusby really liked wearing his _____________________?
checkered vest and green hat.
nice leather cowboy boots.
small, round spectacles.
spurs.
10. Facts and Details
A strong box is ___________.
a strong, locking box or safe for valuables.
a box that can store large weights.
a box to keep several pairs of boots in.
a storage container for food items.
11. Facts and Details
Don Michael rode a ___________________.
big white stallion.
quarter horse.
pony.
horse-drawn wagon.
12. Facts and Details
Charlie Pearson often used phrases and terms related to ___________.
poker.
his childhood.
the Bible.
other people.
13. Facts and Details
Don Michael was born in ________________?
Mexico
California
Ireland
Louisiana
14. Facts and Details
Judge Klarner is ___________ when don Michael visits him at the jail.
angry
grateful
happy
sleeping
15. Facts and Details
After Gus Mueller is killed, why does don Michael rush back to the house, change his clothes and light candles?
He wants it to appear he has been there for some time.
He wanted to be in more comfortable clothing.
He dislikes being out after dark and is getting ready for bed.
He is expecting friends over for dinner.
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CHARACTERS
Write about the following characters, and be sure to explain their relationships to the other characters.
Michael Patrick Obanon
Michael Patrick Obanon (called don Michael by his friends and employees) was born and raised in Mexico but is the son of an Irishman, Tim Obanon. Tim Obanon is now dead and left his son a huge plot of land. Suddenly, the borders of Mexico and the U.S. have changed and don Michael finds he is now in America. He is warned by Judge Klarner, an old friend of his father’s, that there will be trouble but it is too late. When some American renegades come to take his land, he lays down a game of cat and mouse designed to ultimately save his land and see that the renegades get justice. He becomes the “employee” of the Charlie Pearson and Julius Lusby and wages his war from the inside. Don Michael’s politeness and gentlemanly manners confuse the rough outlaws and help him achieve his goal.
Judge Klarner
Judge Klarner was an old friend of Tim Obanon, don Michael’s father. He promised the father he would look out for don Michael and so comes personally to warn him that he could lose his land. Later, don Michael falsely accuses the Judge of murder and the Judge is jailed. Unbeknownst to Judge Klarner, this all turns out to be part of the plan to keep the land, and in the end the Judge is released.
Charlie Pearson
Charlie Pearson is a gambling, card playing outlaw. He and his partner, Julius Lusby, have filed a claim to Obanon’s land and plan to collect up all the cattle in the meantime and sell them to pay their men and make some money for themselves. He “hires” don Michael, not knowing he is the landowner. Once odd things start to happen, he suspects his new “employee” yet cannot actually catch him at anything.
When the cavalry arrives, he thinks he has won but soon finds that don Michael has outwitted him and that he is headed for justice.
Julius Lusby
Julius Lusby is Charlie Pearson’s partner and is the money handler and counter. He is a frightened, uncertain little man who believes all don Michael’s tricks because of his fine, gentlemanly manners. He often calms down his partner and temporarily gets him to trust don Michael.
SUMMARY
Write a summary of the book on a separate piece of paper. You may prepare for an oral summary if you prefer.
SBQ (Story-based Questions)
Answer the following questions in short sentences.
1. Who asked Judge Klarner to watch out for don Michael?
Don Michael’s father, Tim Obanon, who is now dead.
2. What lie does don Michael tell Charlie Pearson when he is asked where the cattle are?
That at this time of year the water grows less and the cattle drift south.
3. Why do Charlie Pearson and Julius Lusby want the cattle?
They plan to sell the cattle to pay their men and to make a lot of money for themselves.
4. How does don Michael warn his men when he realizes he and the Judge are being followed to their hiding place?
He makes the Judge get off his horse and go on foot to tell the men.
5. How does Judge Klarner end up in jail?
Don Michael makes it seem like Judge Klarner is the one who shot one of Pearson’s men, Gus Mueller.
6. What is don Michael waiting for in order to win against the renegades?
He is waiting for a shipment of guns and munitions his men can use to fight.
7. How did don Michael arrange for the cavalry to attack the bandits instead of his men?
He sets it up by telling a Captain what time the fight will start and misleads him on where his men will be.
8. How does don Michael escape going to the gallows in the end?
He has obtained documents from the best law firm around showing that he is an American citizen and the land is his.
SBD(Story-based Discussion)
While you are reading the book, find the answers to the following questions. You don’t have to write down the answers.
1. How does don Michael get hired as an employee of the renegades?
He makes them believe he was an employee of the landowner and politely offers to work for them.
2. What exactly has happened that puts don Michael’s land ownership at risk?
The boundaries of Mexico have now moved south of him. His house now sits within the territorial boundaries of the United States.
3. What weapon would don Michael’s men have preferred and why?
They would have preferred knives. They were highly skilled knife-throwers but had little to no experience with guns.
SAW (Story-applied Writing)
Pick one topic below and write a complete response.
1. Write the next chapter of the book, explaining what happens to Charlie Pearson and Julius Lusby.
2. Compare and contrast Michael Patrick Obanon with a character you have read about in another book.
3. Choose a few scenes from the book and rewrite them from Judge Klarner’s perspective.
FIND THE MEANING
1. havoc means
a breakfast food
a period of calm
a strong emotion
a period of calm
a strong emotion
great destruction
2. patently means
reverently
poorly
brightly
obviously
3. blustered means
sobbed quietly
ran fast
drank noisily
protested or threatened noisily
4. sibilant means
menacing
soft
hopeful
soft
hopeful
hissing
5. hoist means
to wish
to move fast
to remember
to move fast
to remember
to raise or lift
6. lofty means
spongy
made of wood
made of wood
dull white
of imposing height
of imposing height
7. turbulent means
composed of dark colors
spinning like a top
smooth
disturbed or agitated
spinning like a top
smooth
disturbed or agitated
8. avarice means
stupidity
citizenship
of good character
citizenship
of good character
greed
9. exemplified means
shot wildly
brought to justice
examined closely
brought to justice
examined closely
served as an example of
10. zenith means
cloud of dust
solar ring
beautiful color
solar ring
beautiful color
a highest point or state
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
11. They were unable to the flag in the rainy weather.
turbulent
havoc
lofty
hoist
havoc
lofty
hoist
12. The monster in that movie spoke with such frightening, ________ sounds!
patently
lofty
zenith
sibilant
lofty
zenith
sibilant
13. The committee nominate him for chairman as they felt he __ what they stood for.
sibilant
avarice
blustered
exemplified
blustered
exemplified
14. With the sun at its and no water, he wondered if he could even last until nightfall.
hoist
turbulent
havoc
turbulent
havoc
zenith
15. The American people were shocked at the of the bankers and Wall Street.
sibilant
blustered
patently
avarice
patently
avarice
16. The dark skies were so they knew better than to take the small boat out on the ocean.
havoc
exemplified
zenith
turbulent
exemplified
zenith
turbulent
17. Even though the child was angry, the other children continued to tease him.
avarice
blustered
lofty
patently
blustered
lofty
patently
18. After Hurricane Andrew, the ________ in South Florida was devestating.
exemplified
hoist
zenith
havoc
hoist
zenith
havoc
19. Shocked almost speechless by the manager’s accusation, Mike ________ that he had never done such a thing.
patently
lofty
sibilant
blustered
20. I was enthralled by the ceilings and immense rooms of the old mansion.
turbulent
havoc
sibilant
lofty
havoc
sibilant
lofty