Whom did Rooster seek out in McAlester?

• A. Captain Boots Finch of the Choctaw Light Horse.
• B. Major Burks the commissary officer.
• C. Captain Jim Smith of the Choctaw Lancers.
• D. General Kirby-Smith.

Answer: (A)

Rooster goes to McAlester specifically to find and enlist Captain Boots Finch, who leads the Choctaw Light Horse. Finch is a tough, well-connected figure in that area, the kind of local captain Rooster trusts to move quickly and with authority, which is exactly what Rooster needs to push his plan forward. The other names point to different military roles or higher-ranking figures who wouldn’t be the right contact for Rooster in that town scene, and they don’t fit the local, on-the-ground help Rooster is seeking. So seeking out Boots Finch in McAlester makes sense because Finch’s position and network give Rooster the leverage and local knowledge he relies on.