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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. Who notices that the groom is particularly happy?
2. What does the drummer discover in his hiding place?
3. Who sold the groom the pocket watch?
4. How do the people of Yellow Sky feel about Jack?
5. Where did Jack once shoot Scratchy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the significance of the character of the drummer?
2. When seated behind the bar, the barkeeper seems quite comfortable with this situation. Why?
3. 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?
4. What is the author telling us by the use of the word "ain't" by the bride?
5. Why does Jack refer to his wife as "girl?" What does this tell us about him? Is this an endearment? Why? Why not?
6. Why does the author say the bride has cooked before? What gives the reader the clue to her background?
7. Describe the character of the town of Yellow Sky. What is Jack's position in the town? How is he viewed by others?
8. How quickly do you think this couple made the decision to be married?
9. Why do all the men in the bar want to see Jack? What can he do that they can't? It appears nobody is really going to fight? Is there a real danger here?
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
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
What does the appearance of the bride and groom tell the reader about their wedding? What information does the author give us about the couple's wedding morning? Do you think they wore the clothes they have on in the train to be married? Why? Why not? How much luggage is the couple traveling with? What does this tell us?
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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