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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 Scratchy secure the piece of paper that he shoots at?
2. What does Jack remind Scratchy of when he picks up his suitcase to part?
3. Since nobody is opening the door to the bar, where does Scratchy decide to go?
4. What did the color of the wood on the train look like?
5. What orders about moving does Scratchy shoot at jack?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the funnel-shaped tracks left by Scratchy's feet as he walks away from Jack and his wife?
2. Does Jack Potter seem unafraid? Why? Does he know that Scratchy will not shoot him? Or does he feel he is ready if he is shot? Does Jack understand that Scratchy will have some ethics involved here?
3. How does Scratchy react to the closed door of the Weary Gentleman? Is this a ritual? Has this happened before?
4. 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?
5. What is Apache scalp music? Why does Scratchy walk to Jack's house humming this music?
6. 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?
7. Why does Jack remind Scratchy that he didn't make the trouble?
8. Judging from Scratchy's question about Sunday School, do you think men in Yellow Sky carry guns to church?
9. The author writes that Jack's house looks at Scratchy like a great stone god. What is the symbolism of this?
10. 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?
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 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?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the Rio Grande river? It is described as "fresh-cut." Why? Why is the river important to the town?
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