The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Scratchy do to the door of the Weary Gentleman?
(a) He shoots at the door.
(b) He yells at the door.
(c) He runs at the door.
(d) He bangs on the door with his revolver.

2. What is Scratchy doing when Jack and his wife spot him?
(a) Shooting at the dog.
(b) Firing at the house.
(c) Reloading cartridges in his gun.
(d) Yelling at the house.

3. Where does the dog go to avoid Scratchy?
(a) He is going home.
(b) He is heading for the alley.
(c) He is going inside the bar.
(d) He is heading up the street.

4. Since nobody is opening the door to the bar, where does Scratchy decide to go?
(a) To Jack's house.
(b) To the train station.
(c) To the cabin.
(d) To the river.

5. How do Jack and his wife walk through the town?
(a) Sheepishly and quickly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) They cover their heads from the rain.
(d) They run.

Short Answer Questions

1. The knowledge of Jack's marriage reduces Scratchy to what?

2. What does the dog do when he finally sees Scratchy?

3. Scratcy's yelling is met by what on Main Street?

4. When Scratchy confronts Jack, how much does Jack move backwards?

5. What does Jack remind Scratchy of when he picks up his suitcase to part?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the stillness and silence of the city signify? Why does the author state that the silence was like the "arch of a tomb" over Scratchy's head?

2. What is Apache scalp music? Why does Scratchy walk to Jack's house humming this music?

3. When Jack thinks back to the Pullman and all its beauty, what is this a symbol of?

4. When Jack encounters Scratchy, does he show fear? Why do you think that?

5. The author alludes to fighting 200 Mexicans. What does this tell us about the history of Yellow Sky?

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

7. Does Scratchy finally fire at the windows of the bar like the barkeeper thought he would? Is it good that everyone inside took cover?

8. What is the dog a symbol of? What is the dog supposed to be in this story?

9. What does Scratchy do with the piece of paper he found? What is he practicing? Could this be dangerous?

10. How does the author describe the gunman's anger? Describe the muscles in his neck. What are they doing? How does he look?

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