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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's house regard Scratchy?
2. Where does Scratchy accuse Jack of coming from with no weapon?
3. Who is Jack Potter in the mind of Scratchy?
4. How does the author describe the walking pattern of the couple heading toward home?
5. Jack doesn't take Scratchy for a kid; he takes him for a what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would Jack not carry a gun on the day he is married?
2. Upon encountering Scratchy what does Jack do that gives the reader the idea that he's been in tough spots before? What does he do by instinct alone?
3. Do you think the dog has been shot before? Why did he not move when he heard Scratchy coming up the street?
4. What does the stillness and silence of the city signify? Why does the author state that the silence was like the "arch of a tomb" over Scratchy's head?
5. Why does the couple walk quickly to get to Jack's house? What are they afraid of? If they had not been so afraid, could they have avoided trouble?
6. What does Scratchy do with the piece of paper he found? What is he practicing? Could this be dangerous?
7. When Jack encounters Scratchy, does he show fear? Why do you think that?
8. The author writes that Jack's house looks at Scratchy like a great stone god. What is the symbolism of this?
9. Why does Jack remind Scratchy that he didn't make the trouble?
10. Scratchy is described as a "wonder" with a gun, and, even drunk, seems to have amazing command of his weapons. What do you think Scratchy would shoot like sober? Does this tell the reader something about the kind of gun-fighter he used to be?
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
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 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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