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

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 - Hard

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 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the beauty of the train a symbol for in Jack's mind?

2. At the end of Chapter 3 Scratchy is in the deepest rage over what?

3. What was Jack's instinct when he is confronted by Scratchy?

4. What does Jack say he'd have done if he'd known that Scratchy would be there waiting for him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When the bride and groom round the corner and meet Scratchy, what is Jack about to do? How would this scene have been different if Scratchy hadn't been there?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. When Scratchy says, "there ain't a man his Texas that don't have a gun" do you think that's true? Think back to the scene in the bar. Did everyone have a gun?

7. Does Jack Potter seem unafraid? Why? Does he know that Scratchy will not shoot him? Or does he feel he is ready if he is shot? Does Jack understand that Scratchy will have some ethics involved here?

8. Judging from the bride's reaction, do you think she's ever been faced with anything like this before? Why? Why not? What does this tell the reader about her home in San Antonio?

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

10. What is the significance of the funnel-shaped tracks left by Scratchy's feet as he walks away from Jack and his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between this story and other westerns? Who is the villain? Who is fighting the villain? Without a foe, where can this story go?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think the town WILL react to the couple's marriage? Is Scratchy's reaction a way to gauge the town's reaction? Will the town be stunned as Scratchy is?

Essay Topic 3

What clues in the story give you the idea that the couple knew each other well? How do they appear comfortable with each other? What do they already know about each other? What gives you the idea that they have written to each other for some time?

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