Question

What caused the people of Poker Flat to be ‘after somebody’?

A) A citizen was in big trouble.

B) A citizen caused a fight in town.

C) Somebody had committed a murder and fled to the town of Poker Flat to escape capture.

D) The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.

Answer 1

D) The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.

Answer 2

D) The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.

Step-by-step explanation:

Poker Flat has a notoriety of being a somewhat uncivilized, ungovernable settlement where hoodlums, gamblers, and prostitutes frequent and make their living. In any case, Poker Flat has as of late encountered a "spasm of virtuous reaction" in the wake of enduring the loss of a few thousand dollars, two significant steeds, and a noticeable resident.