Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
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 identify the bride?
2. How does the author describe the walking pattern of the couple heading toward home?
3. What does Scratchy do with the weapon he is trying to load when he sees Jack?
4. How do Jack and his wife walk through the town?
5. What does Scratchy do at the end of Chapter 3 as he waits for Jack to appear?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the bride and groom round the corner and meet Scratchy, what is Jack about to do? How would this scene have been different if Scratchy hadn't been there?
2. 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?
3. What does Scratchy do with the piece of paper he found? What is he practicing? Could this be dangerous?
4. 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?
5. What is the dog a symbol of? What is the dog supposed to be in this story?
6. Why would Jack not carry a gun on the day he is married?
7. 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?
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. What are all of the houses made of? What does this tell us about the area? What kind of weather do they encounter? What heritage do the Texans have?
10. Judging from Scratchy's question about Sunday School, do you think men in Yellow Sky carry guns to church?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is described that the man sits on the train with one hand on each knee like he's waiting for a barber. What does the author mean by this? What is he trying to tell the reader about the character? How would the man usually sit if he were a regular traveler?
Essay Topic 2
How do you think the town WILL react to the couple's marriage? Is Scratchy's reaction a way to gauge the town's reaction? Will the town be stunned as Scratchy is?
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?
|
This section contains 941 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
