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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 does Jack do in Yellow Sky?
2. Who has never been on a train before?
3. What does the couple do when they exit the train?
4. What does the barkeeper sit on?
5. What is the drummer feeling as danger approaches?
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. 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?
3. Explain the significance of the Mexicans in the bar.
4. 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?
5. How is the bride described in the story?
6. How does the author describe the man at the railway station? What does his description tell us about the weather that day?
7. What is the reaction of the men in the bar to the news that Scratchy is on the loose? Do their actions seemed rehearsed? Why? Why not? What does this tell the reader about the town in general?
8. 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?
9. What is the symbolism of Jack's "brick colored" hands? What does this tell the reader about Jack?
10. How quickly do you think this couple made the decision to be married?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the scenery out the train window and the encounter with Scratchy at the end of the story have in common? What does each scene tell us about the future of the Old West?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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