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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack not have gun?
(a) He could not get through security with a gun.
(b) He felt wrong to wear them in church.
(c) His guns are in his luggage.
(d) He was just married in San Antonio.

2. When does the dog break into a gallop?
(a) When Scratchcy yells at him.
(b) When Scratchy shoots at the bar.
(c) When Scratchy shoots in the air.
(d) When Scratchy kills the rabbit.

3. What is the distance between Scratchy and Jack when they meet?
(a) Ten paces.
(b) Three paces.
(c) Six paces.
(d) Twenty paces.

4. When Scratchy walks away from the couple, what shape do his footprints make in the dirt?
(a) Funnel shaped.
(b) Square shaped.
(c) Round shaped.
(d) Triangle shaped.

5. What does Scratchy do when he arrives at Jack's house?
(a) He starts shooting.
(b) He is silent.
(c) He stumbles and falls.
(d) He howls a challenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What orders about moving does Scratchy shoot at jack?

2. What color was the velvet on the train?

3. What does Scratchy do at the end of Chapter 3 as he waits for Jack to appear?

4. Jack doesn't take Scratchy for a kid; he takes him for a what?

5. How does Jack introduce his wife to Scratchy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would Jack not carry a gun on the day he is married?

2. What does Scratchy's attire tell the reader about him?

3. Judging from Scratchy's question about Sunday School, do you think men in Yellow Sky carry guns to church?

4. Scratchy is described as a "wonder" with a gun, and, even drunk, seems to have amazing command of his weapons. What do you think Scratchy would shoot like sober? Does this tell the reader something about the kind of gun-fighter he used to be?

5. The author writes that Jack's house looks at Scratchy like a great stone god. What is the symbolism of this?

6. Scratchy shoots twice and misses. Once at the paper and once at the dog. Do you think he misses the dog of purpose? Is he just trying to scare the dog? What about the paper?

7. What are all of the houses made of? What does this tell us about the area? What kind of weather do they encounter? What heritage do the Texans have?

8. Does Scratchy introduce himself to Jack's new wife? Why? Why not? How does he feel when he realizes that he is confronted with Jack's wife?

9. Why does the couple walk quickly to get to Jack's house? What are they afraid of? If they had not been so afraid, could they have avoided trouble?

10. Do you think the dog has been shot before? Why did he not move when he heard Scratchy coming up the street?

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