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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. What time is it when the bride looks at her pocket watch?
2. How does the reader know the drummer is nervous?
3. What does the porter do when he sees them run from the train?
4. Who waits on the couple when they eat?
5. What does Jack do in Yellow Sky?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Texas as viewed from the train.
2. What did Jack once do to Scratchy? Why is this important to the story? Do these men really feel that they cannot handle the situation without Jack, or do they just not want to?
3. 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?
4. Describe the character of the town of Yellow Sky. What is Jack's position in the town? How is he viewed by others?
5. Explain the significance of the character of the drummer?
6. Jack shows his new bride the train with the pride of an owner. He lavishes expensive (for them) meals upon her. What does this tell us about their relationship and their future marriage?
7. Explain the significance of the Mexicans in the bar.
8. How is the bride described in the story?
9. What do the fittings on the train symbolize for the couple?
10. At the opening of Chapter 2, describe the scene in the Weary Gentleman. What is the feeling? Is the town relaxed and pleasant? Why? Why not? What tensions do you feel at this point in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the Rio Grande river? It is described as "fresh-cut." Why? Why is the river important to the town?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the porters as characters. Do you think being a porter was a good job at this time? Do you think they traveled? How do they regard the couple? Why? Why do they feel superior to this couple?
Essay Topic 3
How is Jack's job dependent upon gunfighters still being around? How will Jack's job change once this threat to society is gone?
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