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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. Why is the newly married couple walking with their heads low?
2. When nobody appears at Jack's house to fight, what is Scratchy's reaction?
3. What does Scratchy hold in each hand?
4. How does Jack's house regard Scratchy?
5. Where does the dog go to avoid Scratchy?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Scratchy do with the piece of paper he found? What is he practicing? Could this be dangerous?
3. When Jack encounters Scratchy, does he show fear? Why do you think that?
4. Why would Jack not carry a gun on the day he is married?
5. Judging from the bride's reaction, do you think she's ever been faced with anything like this before? Why? Why not? What does this tell the reader about her home in San Antonio?
6. What does Scratchy's attire tell the reader about him?
7. What is the dog a symbol of? What is the dog supposed to be in this story?
8. How does the author describe the gunman's anger? Describe the muscles in his neck. What are they doing? How does he look?
9. Do you think the dog has been shot before? Why did he not move when he heard Scratchy coming up the street?
10. Does Scratchy introduce himself to Jack's new wife? Why? Why not? How does he feel when he realizes that he is confronted with Jack's wife?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the station master? What role is he playing for the bride and groom? Why do they not want to talk to him? Why do they dodge him?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the drummer and his role in the story. Without the drummer and the barkeeper, how would the reader know what is about to take place? Can you imagine this scene without these two men talking?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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