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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 tell the community of his news?
2. What river runs by the town of Yellow Sky?
3. How does the man sit on the train?
4. Who sold the groom the pocket watch?
5. How do the men in the bar know Scratchy is approaching?
Short Essay Questions
1. The groom mentions the price of $1.00 for a meal and the bride is astonished at the high price, worrying that they may not be able to afford such an extravagance. What does this tell us about the bride and groom.
2. What is the symbolism of Jack's "brick colored" hands? What does this tell the reader about Jack?
3. When seated behind the bar, the barkeeper seems quite comfortable with this situation. Why?
4. How quickly do you think this couple made the decision to be married?
5. Why does the author say the bride has cooked before? What gives the reader the clue to her background?
6. 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?
7. Why does Jack refer to his wife as "girl?" What does this tell us about him? Is this an endearment? Why? Why not?
8. What is the drummer's reaction to Jack's job? Do you get the sense that this is unusual for the drummer? He is a traveling man, but is not prepared for this. What does this say about the town of Yellow Sky?
9. Explain the role of the African-American porters in this story. How do they regard the couple? Why? Is this alluding to a reverse of racial attitudes of the times?
10. What is the symbolism of the little silver watch? Why did Jack by this for his bride? What is this a symbol of?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the fittings on the train with the fittings on the armor under the bar. What are the similarities? Differences? Why do you think the author described the fittings under the bar so carefully?
Essay Topic 2
How is this story like other westerns you've read? What is the same? What is different? What about the hero and the foe? How are they the same? Different? What about the ending? Did you expect this ending? Why? Why not?
Essay Topic 3
From the information given in the story, where do you think Scratchy is from? What does the story tell us about his childhood? What clues does the author give us about his past with the gang?
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