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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. How does Scratchy's little fingers move with the revolvers?
(a) Like a musician's.
(b) Like an owl.
(c) Llike a seamstress.
(d) Like a cat.

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

3. Where was the shirt made?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Kansas City.

4. As Scratchy walks away from the bar, what is he humming?
(a) A folk song.
(b) French violin music.
(c) Christmas music.
(d) Apache scalp music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scratchy want at the Weary Gentleman?

2. Scratchy walks with the creeping movement of what?

3. What is Scratchy's reaction when he misses the piece of paper?

4. What do the cords of Scratchy's neck do?

5. What color was the velvet on the train?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Judging from Scratchy's question about Sunday School, do you think men in Yellow Sky carry guns to church?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the couple walk quickly to get to Jack's house? What are they afraid of? If they had not been so afraid, could they have avoided trouble?

8. Does Scratchy introduce himself to Jack's new wife? Why? Why not? How does he feel when he realizes that he is confronted with Jack's wife?

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

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

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