The Death and Life of Sneaky
Fitch
1
What is a parody?
A.
B.
C.
D.
An exaggerated scene
An imitation that pokes fun
A play that reverses characters’ roles
A tragedy about death
2
Who is the main character?
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Answer: Sneaky Fitch
• Which character is the fastest gun in the
West?
• Answer: Rackham
3
The setting for the play is:
• Answer: Gopher Gulch
– …out West
The time period is:
Answer: Once upon a time
4
What is Sneaky Fitch afraid to do?
• Answer: He is afraid to draw.
5
What is the name of the saloon?
• Answer: The Red Dog Saloon
6
Why do the townspeople want to get rid of
Sneaky Fitch?
• Answer: Because he is bad for business
• bad for the tourist trade.
7
What is the Code of the West?
• Answer: When challenged to draw, you must
draw.
8
What does Sneaky say to Rackham when
challenged to draw?
• Answer: Sneaky says, “No, thanks.”
9
What is Sneaky’s real name?
• Answer: Franklin Fitch
10
Who steals Sneaky’s money?
• Answer: Doc Burch
11
Why is Sheriff Oglesby mad at Sneaky in Act 2?
• Answer: Sneaky has stolen his girlfriend,
Maroon.
12
When did Sneaky turn into a bully, a braggart
and a killer?
• Answer: After he died and came back to life.
13
Why did Sneaky kill Sheriff Oglesby?
• Answer: The Sheriff challenged Sneaky to
draw. So Sneaky honoured the Code of the
West.
14
Gopher Gulch has three sheriffs in one day.
Name all three:
• Answer:
1. Sheriff Oglesby
2. Rackham
3. Sneaky Fitch
15
Sneaky taxes everyone in Gopher Gulch. How
much does each person have to pay?
• Answer: One dollar
Who agrees to shoot Sneaky Fitch?
Answer: Maroon
16
When Sneaky is shot, he says: “I tell you, Doc, I
was alive. I ain’t sure but what I wasn’t more
alive right right then than I’ve ever been before
in my life!” This is an example of :
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•
•
•
•
Answer:
A. Alliteration
B. Figurative language
C. Irony
D. Parody
17
Sneaky says: “ I was just what other people
seemed to think I was. If they thought I was a
coward and treated me like one – why then I
was scared and acted like one. But if they acted
scared of me, why, all of a sudden, I was full of
courage…” This is an example of
• Answer: Theme
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