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The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky | Quiz

Stephen Crane
This Study Guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky | Quiz

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1)

How does the man who informs the crowd in the bar describe Scratchy? (from Chapter 2)

"He's gripping his guns with gusto!"
"He's making so much noise he spooked my horse."
"He's locked and loaded today."
"He's turned loose with both hands."
2)

When does Scratchy first notice the bride? (from Chapter 4)

When she screams.
When Jack tells him that he is married.
When they round the corner.
When he shoots Jack.
3)

Who is the only person who will fight Scratchy? (from Chapter 2)

Jack Potter.
The barkeeper.
The Mexicans.
The drummer.
4)

What does a man in the bar tell the drummer about what is about to happen? (from Chapter 2)

"Scratchy will pass out on the porch of the bar."
"Someone will die."
"Jack will arrive and shoot Scratchy."
"There is going to be some shooting."
5)

When put in a safe place, what is the drummer sitting on? (from Chapter 2)

Firewood.
Coal.
A box.
A drum.
6)

Where was the shirt made? (from Chapter 3)

Chicago.
New York.
Kansas City.
Dodge.
7)

Why does Jack not have gun? (from Chapter 4)

He could not get through security with a gun.
He felt wrong to wear them in church.
His guns are in his luggage.
He was just married in San Antonio.
8)

What does Scratchy do with his weapons when he realizes that it is all over? (from Chapter 4)

He drops them on the ground and walks away.
He gives them to jack.
He puts them in the holsters.
He gives them to Jack's bride.
9)

What do the men in the bar say as they hear Scratchy approaching? (from Chapter 2)

"Where's Jack?"
"Everyone quiet!"
"Shhh."
"Here he comes."
10)

What town has Jack traveled to? (from Chapter 2)

Tulsa.
Ft. Houston.
San Antonio.
Amarillo.
11)

At the end of Chapter 3 Scratchy is in the deepest rage over what? (from Chapter 3)

Jack's hiding in the house.
Jack's refusal to fight.
Jack's chickens.
The immobility of the hosue.
12)

What part of the country are Scratchy's boots from? (from Chapter 3)

New England.
Chicago.
New York.
Florida.
13)

How does the reader know the drummer is nervous? (from Chapter 2)

He can't stop talking.
He is perspiring.
He seems trigger happy.
He can't stop laughing.
14)

Why does Scratchy feel he has the right to shoot Jack? (from Chapter 4)

He has to settle the score.
Because Scratchy got Jack his job.
Because Jack owes scratchy money.
Because Jack shot and killed his brother.
15)

What does the man tell the drummer as he walks into the bar about what will happen in the town? (from Chapter 2)

Scratchy will shoot up this bar."
"Scratchy will shoot up everyon in the town."
Scratchy will kill the dog."
"For the next few hours this town won't be a health resort."
16)

How does Scratchy get to Jack's house? (from Chapter 3)

He walks.
He runs.
He gets in a buggy.
He rides his horse.
17)

What orders about moving does Scratchy shoot at jack? (from Chapter 4)

Not to move a finger, not an eyelash.
Not to move an inch,
Not to move a breath.
Not to move a wink.
18)

What does Scratchy want at the Weary Gentleman? (from Chapter 3)

The dog.
The barkeeper.
A drink.
The drummer.
19)

Why does Jack tell Scratchy to shoot him now? (from Chapter 4)

He is not afraid.
He will never get another chance.
He is ready to die.
He is the happiest he's ever going to be.
20)

What does Jack remind Scratchy of when he picks up his suitcase to part? (from Chapter 4)

That Scratchy better leave town.
That Scratchy started the trouble to begin with.
That Scratchy is a sorry drunk.
That he's going inside with his wife.
21)

As Scratchy is approaching the bar, one man in the bar wishes Jack were home. How does he express that? (from Chapter 2)

"He would call him outside and take care of this."
"He would end this once and for all."
"He would nail Scratchy to the wall."
"He would sail in and pull out the kinks in this thing."
22)

What is Scratchy doing with the town? (from Chapter 3)

He is playing with the town.
He is dancing with the town.
He is waiting with the town.
He is threatening the town.
23)

What is the color of the tops of Scratchy's boots? (from Chapter 3)

Violte.
Blue.
Red.
Green.
24)

How does Scratchy think he will get jack Potter to come out for a fight? (from Chapter 3)

By forcing the front door open.
By shooting into the sky.
By bombarding his house.
By using his house as target practice.
25)

What kind of gloom sets in the bar? (from Chapter 2)

A chapel-like gloom.
A silent gloom.
A ghost-like gloom.
A drunken gloom.
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