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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 Jack say he'd have done if he'd known that Scratchy would be there waiting for him?
(a) He woulde have returned home more carefully.
(b) He would have brought his guns.
(c) He would have taken the next train.
(d) He would have stopped for a drink.

2. How does Jack's house regard Scratchy?
(a) Like a stone god.
(b) Like a tree.
(c) Like a laughing face.
(d) Like a friend.

3. What color shirt is Scratchy wearing?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Maroon.
(d) Blue.

4. Why does Jack tell Scratchy to shoot him now?
(a) He is ready to die.
(b) He will never get another chance.
(c) He is the happiest he's ever going to be.
(d) He is not afraid.

5. What does Scratchy say when Jack tells him of his morning?
(a) "It's all off then."
(b) "You're a coward."
(c) "Then go inside and get your guns."
(d) "I don't care. I'll shoot you anyways."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Since nobody is opening the door to the bar, where does Scratchy decide to go?

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

4. How does the author describe the town through Scratchy's mind?

5. What is the distance between Scratchy and Jack when they meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Scratchy react to the closed door of the Weary Gentleman? Is this a ritual? Has this happened before?

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

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

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

6. Why does Jack remind Scratchy that he didn't make the trouble?

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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