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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. When he fires at the paper, how much does he miss it by?
2. How does Scratchy secure the piece of paper that he shoots at?
3. What does Scratchy want at the Weary Gentleman?
4. What does Scratchy do at the end of Chapter 3 as he waits for Jack to appear?
5. How does Jack introduce his wife to Scratchy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Apache scalp music? Why does Scratchy walk to Jack's house humming this music?
2. What does Scratchy do with the piece of paper he found? What is he practicing? Could this be dangerous?
3. 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?
4. How does the author describe the gunman's anger? Describe the muscles in his neck. What are they doing? How does he look?
5. Why does Jack remind Scratchy that he didn't make the trouble?
6. Scratchy shoots twice and misses. Once at the paper and once at the dog. Do you think he misses the dog of purpose? Is he just trying to scare the dog? What about the paper?
7. The author writes that Jack's house looks at Scratchy like a great stone god. What is the symbolism of this?
8. 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?
9. Do you think the dog has been shot before? Why did he not move when he heard Scratchy coming up the street?
10. What is the dog a symbol of? What is the dog supposed to be in this story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is Jack's job dependent upon gunfighters still being around? How will Jack's job change once this threat to society is gone?
Essay Topic 2
From the information given in the story, where do you think Scratchy is from? What does the story tell us about his childhood? What clues does the author give us about his past with the gang?
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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