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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 is across the street from the bar?
(a) The river.
(b) A rock ledge.
(c) The train station.
(d) Green grass plots.

2. What happens to the husband as they approach Yellow Sky?
(a) He begins to pace.
(b) He has a nervous laugh.
(c) He becomes restless.
(d) He starts crying.

3. How many Texans are in the bar?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

4. How would the people of Yellow Sky react if they knew Jack's plan?
(a) They would greet him with a brass band.
(b) They would serve a huge dinner at the church.
(c) They would be happy.
(d) The would give the couple presents.

5. On their wedding day, where does the couple eat?
(a) In San Antonio.
(b) In the dining car.
(c) Sack lunches on the train.
(d) In Yellow Sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles is it from one end of the state to the other?

2. Where is the train going?

3. What does the barkeeper do to the windows of the bar?

4. Where did the old gang hang out?

5. What did the couple do before boarding the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the drummer's reaction to Jack's job? Do you get the sense that this is unusual for the drummer? He is a traveling man, but is not prepared for this. What does this say about the town of Yellow Sky?

2. What is Scratchy known for? What is his past?

3. When seated behind the bar, the barkeeper seems quite comfortable with this situation. Why?

4. Jack sits with a hand on each knee like a man waiting for a barber to cut his hair. What does this tell us about Jack?

5. What is the author telling us by the use of the word "ain't" by the bride?

6. How is the bride described in the story?

7. Why is it important to know that the bride is neither pretty nor young?

8. The groom mentions the price of $1.00 for a meal and the bride is astonished at the high price, worrying that they may not be able to afford such an extravagance. What does this tell us about the bride and groom.

9. Why does the author say the bride has cooked before? What gives the reader the clue to her background?

10. What is the symbolism of Jack's "brick colored" hands? What does this tell the reader about Jack?

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