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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. When put in a safe place, what is the drummer sitting on?
3. How much will the meal cost the couple on the train?
4. What does the porter do to make the exit from the train easier?
5. What does the man tell the drummer as he walks into the bar about what will happen in the town?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the drummer say to the man who comes to the door with the warning?
3. Describe the town. Detail the colors and textures as experienced by a visitor. Why do you think the story is set in this town?
4. What is the symbolism of the little silver watch? Why did Jack by this for his bride? What is this a symbol of?
5. Why does the man in the bar ask for a drink from the barkeeper and then swallow it down? Does this action seem out-of-place? Overly dramatic? Why? Why not?
6. What is the author telling us by the use of the word "ain't" by the bride?
7. What is the symbolism of Jack's "brick colored" hands? What does this tell the reader about Jack?
8. When the barkeeper tells the drummer about Scratchy and his past, what do you think of the barkeeper? What does he really feel for Scratchy? What does Scratchy really feel for him?
9. Why does the author say the bride has cooked before? What gives the reader the clue to her background?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is described that the man sits on the train with one hand on each knee like he's waiting for a barber. What does the author mean by this? What is he trying to tell the reader about the character? How would the man usually sit if he were a regular traveler?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Why is Scratchy so amazed that Jack is not armed? What does this tell the reader about guns in this time? Do you think Jack is usually armed in his job? What about others in the town?
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