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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. How does Jack plan to get to his house?
2. What do the elegance of the train fittings reflect?
3. On their wedding day, where does the couple eat?
4. When the drummer first hears the news of Scratchy, where does he stand?
5. Who notices that the groom is particularly happy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the town. Detail the colors and textures as experienced by a visitor. Why do you think the story is set in this town?
2. 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?
3. How is the bride described in the story?
4. Why does the author say the bride has cooked before? What gives the reader the clue to her background?
5. What is the symbolism of Jack's "brick colored" hands? What does this tell the reader about Jack?
6. When seated behind the bar, the barkeeper seems quite comfortable with this situation. Why?
7. How quickly do you think this couple made the decision to be married?
8. Explain the significance of the Mexicans in the bar.
9. Describe Texas as viewed from the train.
10. The author describes the grassy plots across the street from the bar as looking like grass on a stage. What does this tell the reader about the times and entertainment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is the town Scratchy's friend or foe? How does Scratchy view the town? What is the town to him? Why does he regard the town in this way?
Essay Topic 2
Compare the new train station and wooden platform with the old town. Why is the train station new? What does this tell the reader about progress in the town of Yellow Sky?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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